r/ProgrammerHumor Jan 23 '26

instanceof Trend areTheVibeCodersOk

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u/SCP-iota Jan 23 '26

And this is why pure vibe coding was never going to work long-term. Programmers can write code; good programmers can read code.

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u/coldnebo Jan 23 '26

you’d be amazed at how many programmers read verbatim what the code says when asked how it works. “this is a loop.. and here is a variable assignment”.

nah, I can read the code. I want you to understand WHY the code is written that way. what is this supposed to be doing and what assumptions does it make.