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Re:100 hour gap between a vibecoded prototype and a working ... by risyachka on Sunday March 15, 2026 @10:18AM (#47387603)
whatever you prototype - the one who built it in 6 month will have economy of scale to make it cheaper than your diy solution, and because they serve many customers and developed it for 6 months - their product will be 100x better than the one you diy

there is very very rare use case when diy makes sense. in 99% of cases its just a toy that feels nice as you kinda did it. but if you factor in the time etc it is always costs 100x more than $5/month you could usually buy

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Re:100 hour gap between a vibecoded prototype and a working ... by margalabargala on Sunday March 15, 2026 @12:18PM (#47388858)
Based on your earlier comment and your last paragraph, your impression of AI vibe coding ability is at least a year out of date.

In late 2024 it might have taken 6 months. Today, two weeks, maybe 3.

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Re:100 hour gap between a vibecoded prototype and a working ... by weird-eye-issue on Monday March 16, 2026 @12:15AM (#47395176)
With that logic LEGO sets and Salesforce subscriptions should be virtually free due to their economy of scale
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