Re:Humble Bundle just killed most of their security through ...
by mcv on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:29AM
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And even if you don't carefully review each line of code (or if you do), it helps a lot if you understand the basic principles of what you're trying to build. In this case, the vibe coder clearly had no idea about account security standards.
Programmers don't just write code. They also understand why they're writing the code and what it's supposed to do.
Because it allows you to produce so much code that it's not viable to carefully review each line/module, and get the benefits of the fast output.
Writing code yourself forces your brain to start creating pathways in your brain and you can verify the correctness of those pathways in your mind (e.g. am I actually doing this right, if I have seen such API would I be happy to use it,...)
Not saying we should write code manually, just showing the differences.