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Re:Open-Source Rust Alternatives to Adobe Apps by piker on Thursday October 08, 2026 @07:17AM (#50004445)
5 posts in the last 3 days for vibe slop. Can we get a ban on this website?
Re:Open-Source Rust Alternatives to Adobe Apps by user43928 on Thursday October 08, 2026 @07:36AM (#50004599)
In discussions about 'coding being solved' and the ability to produce large, well working projects with AI, a common question was why we do not see a vibecoded PhotoShop clone then.

This claims to be that.

It's relevant for discussion here about the quality of vibecoded software.

Re:Open-Source Rust Alternatives to Adobe Apps by piker on Thursday October 08, 2026 @07:49AM (#50004701)
Fine, but it’s “asked and answered” at some point.
Re:Open-Source Rust Alternatives to Adobe Apps by user43928 on Thursday October 08, 2026 @08:00AM (#50004788)
Not really.

I have seen zero discussion on HN previous to this post. A working photoshop clone should have been discussed earlier and extensively.

Now we have a post with 28 votes and it's already Flagged.

Re:Open-Source Rust Alternatives to Adobe Apps by piker on Thursday October 08, 2026 @10:30AM (#50006284)
You mean like this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49958850 [131 points | 208 comments]

Where the community basically says "yeah cool, but this is garbage software"?

Re:Open-Source Rust Alternatives to Adobe Apps by user43928 on Thursday October 08, 2026 @10:37AM (#50006335)
Yes, I saw it earlier. Also flagged.

It seems like some sort of attempt to censor discussion around it.

Would it have stayed up, I'm sure this would get more attention.

In any case, the author didn't post the project himself since it's not yet ready to show off, being an early alpha and all.

Let's see if it will get a post once it is working better.