Re:Vibe Code Warning – from 1k to 10k lines, a personal case...
by TomasBM on Monday November 10, 2025 @04:40PM
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Yeah, this resonates with me.
As much as I dislike not having a good mental model of all the code that does things for me, ultimately, I have to concede the battle to get things done. This is not that different from importing packages that someone else wrote, or relying on codebases of my colleagues.
That said, even if I have to temporarily give up on understanding, I don't believe there's any reason to completely surrender control. I'll call a technician when things need fixing right away, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't learn (some of) the fixes myself.
As much as I dislike not having a good mental model of all the code that does things for me, ultimately, I have to concede the battle to get things done. This is not that different from importing packages that someone else wrote, or relying on codebases of my colleagues.
That said, even if I have to temporarily give up on understanding, I don't believe there's any reason to completely surrender control. I'll call a technician when things need fixing right away, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't learn (some of) the fixes myself.