Posts tagged #craftsmanship
Vibe code is code you don't understand.
(via) Steve Krouse nails the difference between vibe coding and programming with AI assistance: “Vibe coding is on a spectrum of how much you understand the code. The more you understand, the less you are vibing.”
His graph is a useful check to plot your own AI-assisted coding projects. Rapid prototypes, hobby apps, and low-stakes, low-maintenance projects are great candidates to be high on vibes, while the serious stuff you intend to expand and maintain should land further on understanding.
We’re in the Who Cares Era, where completely disposable things are shoddily produced for people to mostly ignore.
In the Who Cares Era, the most radical thing you can do is care.
In a moment where machines churn out mediocrity, make something yourself. Make it imperfect. Make it rough. Just make it.
– Dan Sinker nails it. When you sweat the details in search of better than good enough, your work stands out–especially in a sea of AI slop.