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A comment on Ask HN: Are you hesitant to install vibe-coded apps?.

Re:Ask HN: Are you hesitant to install vibe-coded apps? by fnoef on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @02:55PM (#50093029)
How do you know if it's vibe coded or not? 60% of any app is third party dependencies that some random guy across the globe maintains, and the developer never even checked how the code is written.

Also, why vibe coded apps are prone to have viruses, and non vibe coded apps are virus free and have perfect security?

If it's open source, you can check the code, vibe coded or not (I doubt the majority does).

If it's a commercial app, the developer(s) probably care more about making money than writing the "perfectly secure" app, vibe coded or not.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you hesitant to install vibe-coded apps? by dormento on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @05:38PM (#50095714)
With AI you cannot know for sure if an app is vibe coded or not, especially when there's no source code.

Therefore, one must assume it is always vibe coded.

Therefore, one must always be hesitant :(

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Re:Ask HN: Are you hesitant to install vibe-coded apps? by jryle70 on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @11:03PM (#50098624)
Weren't you hesitant downloading apps pre-LLM? If you were, what is the difference?
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