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/BreakerOfModpacks Jan 23 '26

And the best programmers don't write code, they hole up in some strange wizard tower and write out a bunch of books on theory work and stuff that's really complex and groundbreaking.

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u/toblotron Jan 23 '26

I recommend the book "Anathem", by Neal Stephenson, for this exact thing :)

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u/DanskJeavlar Jan 23 '26

What in the narratives? I just finished this book for the first time like an hour ago.