Alexey Malygin, AI & Chatbot Expert, raised the topic of vibe coding, which helps programmers create code using artificial intelligence tools. The topic is actively discussed in Threads.
Alexey Malygin, AI & Chatbot Expert, raised the topic of vibe coding, which helps programmers create code using artificial intelligence tools. The topic is actively discussed in Threads.
«Vibe coding is a new trend in IT that you have either already heard about or will definitely hear about soon. The essence is simple: the programmer either partially or completely delegates the writing of the code to AI. The developer becomes not an executor, but a strategist, manager, operator. Call it whatever you want,» noted Oleksiy.
It works as follows:
«And all that’s left for you is to get a report on the work done. This is not just saving time, but a complete change in the approach to development. Programmers are increasingly becoming process managers, rather than performers of routine tasks. Yes, as of now there are still many problems, but tools are already appearing that allow you to create a simple program, website, or demo without knowing the code,» the specialist notes.
He asked his colleagues how they felt about this approach. And here’s what the IT workers answered.
«I’ve been practicing this for a while now, it’s convenient, but it often gets stupid and makes mistakes even when given the condition that you have to follow the documentation. But despite the crappy design and its frequent stupidity, it wrote me a semi-eCommerce with an almost working payment system in two days. And all this was done by GPT-4o (I often get confused, so please correct me) on the Free plan,» wrote the game developer with the nickname call.the.az 2.
User Igor Zinchenko is skeptical about the possibility of such work. “ Have you tried to write a function in chat to process some more complex array than a one-dimensional one? Have you given a complex task? What it produces is something with something. It is simply a tool that you need to know how to use, and it will not replace anyone except a certain number (small) of people. New programmers will be needed, and old ones will also find work if they know how to use it (and somehow it so happened that programmers are always learning). There will be nothing in the coming years, and maybe even decades, that will allow for a replacement,» he is convinced.
« If you don’t know how the code works, then ChatGPT won’t help. If it gives you the code, and you don’t know what to do with it and how to work with it. Okay, if it’s a mini-project and if there are a lot of files. Damn, how can it help you? I’ve already tried to learn Python like that. Something is always wrong, and you don’t know the reason. I had to teach cm everything to understand the logic of the work, and where the chat goes wrong. And it makes mistakes very often,» noted the user with the nickname maksimbrilliant .
User Denis Sarantsev adds: «We are talking about very, very, very simple tasks of the level of „write in two evenings“. And not on your own, because after all, as a specialist, you have to describe all the nuances with knowledge of the matter, which also takes time. Although usually you have a general concept in your head and already start working (if we are talking about pet projects). That is, a stage of detailed description of the project is added, which is usually not there if you write on your own,» he says.
According to user shashadanyl, the use of vibe coding is something like an expanded application of the idea of standardized tools/platforms. «Like, for example, in an automotive, you can build logic, and the autocar itself is already configured by da Vinci. It’s just that AI gives a wider palette of applications and standardizes itself there. Therefore, for some time now, there has been an opinion that the profession of an analyst is more promising than that of a developer,» he notes.
An IT specialist with the nickname yakym.a notes that AI «generates very questionable code.» «If you rely solely on it, the project will turn into a huge pile of shit. Especially on larger projects, especially when the task is more complicated than changing something in a todo app. PS I used the pro version of Cursor + Claude Sonet 3.7,» he explained his opinion.
