Re:Jonathan Blow – If AI Solved Coding, Why Is My Software S...
by krapp on Friday November 13, 2026 @01:14PM
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>A solo dev can create (from scratch) an FPS engine, assets, music, levels from scratch over a weekend now.
What does "from scratch" even mean when using an LLM trained on existing assets, music, art and code? Why even bother with that parenthetical? No one believes an LLM creates ex nihilo like God.
Show me the AI generated game that's superior to Balatro, or Hades, Or Undertale/Deltarune? Cult of the Lamb? Expedition 33? Factorio? Kerbal Space Program? Ultrakill?
It not being easy means it requires actual effort and skill, and effort and skill are where the quality comes from. No one is ever going to care about whatever vibe-coded slopfest you had Claude shit out over a weekend. Being able to make low quality low effort shit quickly is not better.
What does "from scratch" even mean when using an LLM trained on existing assets, music, art and code? Why even bother with that parenthetical? No one believes an LLM creates ex nihilo like God.
Show me the AI generated game that's superior to Balatro, or Hades, Or Undertale/Deltarune? Cult of the Lamb? Expedition 33? Factorio? Kerbal Space Program? Ultrakill?
It not being easy means it requires actual effort and skill, and effort and skill are where the quality comes from. No one is ever going to care about whatever vibe-coded slopfest you had Claude shit out over a weekend. Being able to make low quality low effort shit quickly is not better.