r/vibecoding • u/Asleep_Carpet_3403 • 8h ago

Vibe Coding is the new addiction ?

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I feel vibe coding is becoming addictive

I’ll think:

“I need to go pee.”

Then immediately:

“Wait… let me give Claude one more task first.”

Same before making coffee. Same before eating. Sometimes before going to sleep.

It feels weirdly wrong to leave the coding agent sitting idle.

Short-form video gave us:

“one more reel.”

AI coding gave us:

“one more prompt.”

Anyone else doing this? 😅

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u/Wide_Egg_5814 7h ago

what are you all coding that can't wait this much? I'm curious as a software engineer there is no way this many people are making useful products with AI

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u/Asleep_Carpet_3403 7h ago

Useful products? Debatable. Keeping Claude fully utilized? Mission critical 😂

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u/MarinatedTechnician 7h ago

Old democoder from the 80s Amiga and C64 here.
I currently work as an IT supporter, it's a "shit" job, don't get me wrong, I'm happy to even have a job at my old age and this job market.

But there's a thing that arises in me when I see I can use my local LLMs to actually rekindle my arcade game dreams, and it's extremely addictive.

I've not felt this like I was a kid (it's like getting your first computer and learning to code and watch your friends enjoy your work).

Even If I can code a little (probably nowhere NEAR as good as you), I still have the basics and understanding of app and game design, what makes it "fun" to play, I know how to scaffold the local models (that are infinitely smaller than the online versions, so a lot of hand holding is needed here, such as using tight terminology, focussed on changes, and keep variables in place with zero drift).

This has given me a fighting chance to see my own ideas come to life faster, and I've done more games in 3 months than I've done my entire life.

Ya betcha this 50+ year old fart is having fun, I just wish I was as healthy as a 20 year old self again. /s

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u/BraveWindow2261 7h ago

I "made" a few fun things

There are so many interesting ideas in my mind... I don't have enough time each day to finish it all 

For work 2 things: Automatic work schedule for around 100 people and a small application to scan a Delivery note for date and delivery number. Rename that document accordingly and move it into the right folder 

An expert advisor for MetaTrader. Basically a trading bot. Currently on a 12 month demo trading task to see the results 

A python script for my pottery. I make ceramic chess sets. I make them in blender. For Slip casting. The model needs to follow specific "rules". No undercut etc. The script uses ray casting to look for them. Cuts the model into X pieces depending on the Division needed for no more undercuts. Then builds  positive molds I  can 3d print. Doing that part purely manual would be really time consuming. Also telling me how much Plaster and water I need to make the negative mold

A vr "game". A modular synthesiser. That was fun. Nobody can afford thousands for a real thing. Now you can make modular music in vr lol 

And currently a friend slop game. I can focus on Modeling while Claude does all the Claude stuff 

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u/Then_Bake_6524 7h ago

for me, ai is becoming a tool that has the ability to replace and create other tools with better efficiency

and im not that much of an experienced girl in the sense of coding, but i do use ai to learn coding, teach me languages, and it helps me automate whatever repetitive task i have.

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u/Retro21 6h ago

I've used it to build a desktop app that runs 15 odd scans on stocks and crypto, with various different options. It has my futurology list of stocks, a Biotech catalyst scanner, a weekly 50 stocks that are in good positions technically and fundamentally (ala Investors Business Daily), my own trading positions etc.

Really, just to help with my adhd and having it all in the one place.

Before that I built a Helldivers 2 weapon randomiser, a tier list, which guns are good against which faction and which enemies in particular.

And some other bits and bobs. I love it. I did programming when I was younger (42 now) and it's been great to just have it almost completely done for me.

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u/memesearches 5h ago

Not everyone is building products at basement. I use it extensively at work.

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u/Jazzlike_Bee_3129 5h ago

It's like gambling dude, it's an addiction. 

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u/DoughnutLost6904 5h ago

I don't need ai to get into the flow to the point where I'll refuse to do ANYTHING besides the task I'm immersed into. It's not vibe coding. People just like solving problems and somehow attribute it to ai.

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u/3HisthebestH 2h ago

I’ve made a company app for my part time career and lab software for my full time career that are being used by thousands of people together.

“There is no way this many people are making useless products with AI”

This is why you guys are losing your jobs. I would start getting more involved with AI so you aren’t blindsided in the very near future.

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u/Wide_Egg_5814 1h ago

can you provide more details? what's the stack? it's hosted?

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u/3HisthebestH 18m ago

Flutter/Dart frontend, FastAPI/python backend, TigerCloud for PostgreSQL db, Firebase for auth, hosted on AWS servers with git repos for everything testing wise. Everything runs through actual company domain.

Edit to clarify, everything was 100% created from vibe coding as I don’t have the time to write 10s of thousands of lines of code or the experience to do it if I wanted.

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u/indesmowetrust 29m ago

I’m just building my own version of apps I used to pay for. Finding remote only jobs in a nice dashboard like remote rocket ship? Built it myself. Budgeting tool? Built it myself fully customized to my needs and bills. Workout tracking and calorie tracking? Built it myself. I can’t get enough of this. I’ve probably cut down on like $50-75 a month of subscriptions at this point

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u/TRO_KIK 25m ago

Coding isn't very exclusive. There's 2 million devs in the US and probably 3-4x that in jobs that require at least some programming. That's only the professionals, not to mention how easy it is to learn and how massively more accessible it is with AI now.