I know right and after 6 months it is an app managing a database with some ocr functionality. 6 months for that? I get the wine guy couldn’t do this beforehand, but in the “old days” of say 6 years ago this is the sort of thing you might build after a 60 minute tutorial…
Re:Where Are the Vibecoded Photoshops?
by consumer451 on Monday May 18, 2026 @11:18AM
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> That's a toy for wealthy hobbyists, not a revolution.
Isn't this exactly how many technologies begin?
A PC used to cost as much as a very nice used car, and had few practical uses cases, as one example.
No need to be wealthy. Last December I paid $180 for an year of Z.ai's coding plan. It's enough for hobby use.
Six months of fiddling and $X00 in subscription/token fees to make a DIY inventory management app that's going to need regular attention and revision, with ongoing service fees, to accommodate not-quite-right implementations and hidden technical debt.
That's a toy for wealthy hobbyists, not a revolution.
The industry needs to deliver on a lot more than that to justify the investments that have been made.