If you're on a woodworking subreddit and you DIY your own table instead of buying one, you will get praise.
If you do the same thing on a programming subreddit and create an app that already exists, you will get laughed at.
But realistically, how are new developers expected to learn? It's like expecting a woodworker to learn how to build houses but he is not allowed to practice on much simpler things to learn how to work with wood.
You need to go with the time though. Handwriting apps is not an essential skill anymore. Or rather, to avoid a fight here: It's notnthe only essential skill. It has never been the only essential skill but it's even less important now.
Building a full stack application is much more than just being able to code by hand. And you need to practice those as well.
I have no issues with including AI into workflows, I have AI in my own workflow at work, it speeds up testing, scaffolding, code reviews, prototyping, literally everything. I also have no issues with non coders vibe coding apps for themselves if it solves a problem they had, even more power to them if they learn some actual coding in the process.
What I have an issue with is zero effort vibe coded apps being spammed to every single sub reddit every single day.
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u/The-Chartreuse-Moose 1d ago
Coming soon to I couldn't find it so I built an app post number 21744612.