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I don’t think this is true at all. Maybe if you have an agent writing some of your code it will be 99% because its so verbose but I don’t think the modal softwa

I don’t think this is true at all. Maybe if you have an agent writing some of your code it will be 99% because its so verbose but I don’t think the modal software engineer is a vibecoder.

weird-eye-issue 17d ago
If you think that all instances of using AI to write code is vibe coding and you can't even spell model you might not last much longer
- yk_42 17d ago
  I think this is an uncharitable misinterpretation of the parent comment. I took “modal engineer” to mean “the statistical mode of engineers”, not a misspelling of “model engineer”. Which means I think you’re in agreement that using AI to write code is not necessarily vibe coding and that vibe coding is not what the majority (mode) are doing. But I may be wrong.
  - bootsmann 17d ago
    You are absolutely right :)
  - weird-eye-issue 17d ago
    Thanks I had never seen that word used in this context!
- nxc18 17d ago
  “Modal” is a word. The AI brainrot is real.
  - Hamuko 17d ago
    You can’t definitively say that using AI is making people stupid. It could as well be that stupid people are drawn towards using AI.
    - techpression 17d ago
      AI is just another way to not use your brain, I think there’s plenty of consensus around the fact that not using your brain makes you dumber. So actually, yes you can say that definitely.
  - weird-eye-issue 17d ago
    Unfortunately I was like this long before LLMs, trust me ;) And yes I know it's a word, I know at least two meanings it has but in this particular usage I was not familiar with it. Anyways, I was wrong and I will take the L
- vector_spaces 17d ago
  The certitude with which you condemn your peer without the slightest consideration for subtlety or alternate explanations for what you've understood to be true -- this comment is such a beautiful encapsulation of the state of discourse today. In some ways it is the modal comment of the moment. Tastelessness and mediocrity and inability to grasp nuance or feign at humility are on full display, not to mention a fantasy for violence It's a work of art
  - weird-eye-issue 17d ago
    > Tastelessness and mediocrity and inability to grasp nuance or feign at humility are on full display, not to mention a fantasy for violence You are doing the same thing, very ironic. At least I'm not the one trying to act like I'm on the moral high ground.
    - ryan_n 17d ago
      How is that the same thing at all? You didn't understand the comment you replied to and were confidently wrong. The person replying to you understood what you were saying very clearly and didn't make any ridiculous "you may not last long" comments like you did...
      - cindyllm 17d ago
        [dead]
      - weird-eye-issue 17d ago
        You're taking this far too seriously. You'd think I'd committed a terrible crime or something. Give it a break.
- instantlyblocke 17d ago
  > and you can't even spell model Were this a different type of social media, I'd praise you on what you did here. But on this place, I can just be certain you're ignorant.
  - weird-eye-issue 17d ago
    That's true
- d5lt5 16d ago
  "If you think that all instances of using AI to write code is vibe coding" Your comment from 4 days ago: "Vibe coders like you who don't even understand basic fundamentals are pretty infuriating"
  - weird-eye-issue 16d ago
    Yes, those are not conflicting statements. All rectangles are not squares after all. If you can reply to me and actually put the point that you are attempting to make into words I would be shocked. Give it a try!
    - d5lt5 11d ago
      I will reply when you have anything substantial to talk about except for personal attacks.

I don’t think this is true at all. Maybe if you have an agent writing some of your code it will be 99% because its so verbose but I don’t think the modal software engineer is a vibecoder.

weird-eye-issue 17d ago

If you think that all instances of using AI to write code is vibe coding and you can't even spell model you might not last much longer

yk_42 17d ago
I think this is an uncharitable misinterpretation of the parent comment. I took “modal engineer” to mean “the statistical mode of engineers”, not a misspelling of “model engineer”. Which means I think you’re in agreement that using AI to write code is not necessarily vibe coding and that vibe coding is not what the majority (mode) are doing. But I may be wrong.
- bootsmann 17d ago
  You are absolutely right :)
- weird-eye-issue 17d ago
  Thanks I had never seen that word used in this context!
nxc18 17d ago
“Modal” is a word. The AI brainrot is real.
- Hamuko 17d ago
  You can’t definitively say that using AI is making people stupid. It could as well be that stupid people are drawn towards using AI.
  - techpression 17d ago
    AI is just another way to not use your brain, I think there’s plenty of consensus around the fact that not using your brain makes you dumber. So actually, yes you can say that definitely.
- weird-eye-issue 17d ago
  Unfortunately I was like this long before LLMs, trust me ;) And yes I know it's a word, I know at least two meanings it has but in this particular usage I was not familiar with it. Anyways, I was wrong and I will take the L
vector_spaces 17d ago
The certitude with which you condemn your peer without the slightest consideration for subtlety or alternate explanations for what you've understood to be true -- this comment is such a beautiful encapsulation of the state of discourse today. In some ways it is the modal comment of the moment. Tastelessness and mediocrity and inability to grasp nuance or feign at humility are on full display, not to mention a fantasy for violence It's a work of art
- weird-eye-issue 17d ago
  > Tastelessness and mediocrity and inability to grasp nuance or feign at humility are on full display, not to mention a fantasy for violence You are doing the same thing, very ironic. At least I'm not the one trying to act like I'm on the moral high ground.
  - ryan_n 17d ago
    How is that the same thing at all? You didn't understand the comment you replied to and were confidently wrong. The person replying to you understood what you were saying very clearly and didn't make any ridiculous "you may not last long" comments like you did...
    - cindyllm 17d ago
      [dead]
    - weird-eye-issue 17d ago
      You're taking this far too seriously. You'd think I'd committed a terrible crime or something. Give it a break.
instantlyblocke 17d ago
> and you can't even spell model Were this a different type of social media, I'd praise you on what you did here. But on this place, I can just be certain you're ignorant.
- weird-eye-issue 17d ago
  That's true
d5lt5 16d ago
"If you think that all instances of using AI to write code is vibe coding" Your comment from 4 days ago: "Vibe coders like you who don't even understand basic fundamentals are pretty infuriating"
- weird-eye-issue 16d ago
  Yes, those are not conflicting statements. All rectangles are not squares after all. If you can reply to me and actually put the point that you are attempting to make into words I would be shocked. Give it a try!
  - d5lt5 11d ago
    I will reply when you have anything substantial to talk about except for personal attacks.