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Re:Ladybird Browser adopts Rust by latexr on Monday February 23, 2026 @07:41AM (#47121561)
> how some of us

Operative word being “some”. The issue is that too many aren’t doing it that way.

> You dont just go “build thing”

Tell that to the overwhelming majority of posters discussing vibe coding, including on HN.

Re:Ladybird Browser adopts Rust by danielvaughn on Monday February 23, 2026 @07:56AM (#47121730)
Sure, but they're going to be stuck writing software for yesterday's problems. As our tools become more powerful, we're going to unlock new problems and expectations that would be impossible or impractical to solve with yesterday's tooling.
Re:Ladybird Browser adopts Rust by coldtea on Monday February 23, 2026 @09:44AM (#47122989)
>Sure, but they're going to be stuck writing software for yesterday's problems

As long as they get paid for it (or have fun, if it's a personal project), they couldn't care less about that. Tomorrow's problems are overrated.

Re:Ladybird Browser adopts Rust by tonyedgecombe on Monday February 23, 2026 @07:54AM (#47121697)
I suppose to some extent those people have always existed. The ones who would choose the most expedient solution.

The difference now is they can get much further along.