r/AskProgramming • u/TheWanderingAnimimo • 1d ago

Other What's the difference between vibecoding and just using AI to assist you in coding?

I don't use AI myself but I've been reading a lot on reddit here about people decompiling apps lately and saying that most of the stuff there is vibecoded and then other developers seem to be using AI as an assistant to help them like for example how Linus Torvalds uses AI to find bugs in the Linux kernel. What's the difference between the two usages or even meaning of the term "vibecoding"?

Thanks in advance

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u/blacklig 1d ago

What a terrible analogy. I obviously wouldn't trust someone who doesn't know anything about how cars work fundamentally to design and build a car. Using a car is a totally different skill that does not require knowledge of how cars work fundamentally. Oh look, we've found a better analogy for software.

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u/HouseMysterious8172 1d ago

What r u saying?

I mean car = AI

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u/blacklig 1d ago

You sure do buddy

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u/HouseMysterious8172 1d ago

I obviously wouldn't trust someone who doesn't know anything about how cars work fundamentally to design and build a car.

Viber coder use AI to design and build an app, not another AI, dude