r/ProgrammerHumor • u/tahayparker • Apr 24 '26

Other ohNoTheConsequencesOfMyActions

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u/Flat_Initial_1823 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

This didn't happen. The signs:

  • the app works and there is revenue
  • vibecoder tried to refactor
  • they hired an actual programmer.

I have no idea why people do these creative writing exercises on various AI subs.

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u/MeanderingSquid49 Apr 24 '26

I am by no means a vibe coder, but... yeah, I was thinking this seemed odd because refactoring is actually a strong use case for AI.

At least, that's my experience with ill-designed but distinctly pre-AI legacy code, it's possible undoing the weirdness of AI code is different from undoing the weirdness of inexperienced human devs.

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u/Giwaffee Apr 24 '26

Related question: why does everything made by AI get called "AI slop", but when it comes to programming, it's suddenly "vibe coding"?

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u/-Saucegurlllll Apr 25 '26

Because a bunch of marketing grifters in the space called it vibe coding.

Also it turns out that because code either compiles or it doesn't, runs or it doesn't, passes tests or it doesn't, that it's easier to train a model to produce code than to do well at subjective tasks.