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You do realize that it's possible to ask AI to write code and then read the code yourself to ensure it's valid, right? I usually try to strip the pointless comm
by falcojr 10mo ago
You do realize that it's possible to ask AI to write code and then read the code yourself to ensure it's valid, right? I usually try to strip the pointless comments, but it's not the end of the world if people leave them in.
- rustman123 10mo agoThe comments aren’t the problem.
- sgammon 10mo ago> I usually try to strip the pointless comments You could add your own instead, explaining how things work? > It's possible to ask AI to write code and then read the code yourself Sure, but then it would not be vibecoding.
- cbsmith 10mo ago>> It's possible to ask AI to write code and then read the code yourself > Sure, but then it would not be vibecoding. Wait, what?
- sgammon 10mo agoAI assisted coding/engineering becomes "vibe coding" when you decide to abdicate any understanding of what you are building, instead focusing only on the outcome
- cbsmith 10mo agoThis feels like a silly semantics argument, but how is the outcome not what you are building?
- the_af 10mo agoVibe-coding as originally defined (by Karpathy?) implied not reading the code at all, just trying it and pasting back any error codes; repeat ad infinitum until it works or you give up. Now the term has evolved into "using AI in coding" (usually with a hint of non rigor/casualness), but that's not what it originally meant.
- simlevesque 10mo agoYeah but you're leaving out a crucial part: the code is full of useless comments. That leaves 2 options: - they didn't read the code themselves to ensure it's valid - they did read the code themselves but left the useless comments No matter which happened it shows they're a bad developer and I don't want to run their code.
- Mechanical9 10mo agoIMO reading code is usually harder than writing code.