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John McQuaid @johnmcquaid.bsky.social

Important takeaway from this @laurengoode.bsky.social Wired piece on vibe coding www.wired.com/story/why-di... Implication is, there will be more and more coders in the "don't even know the language" group, which will create glitches/broadly impact code quality/create problems in systems/apps

Vibe coding didn’t ignite this longing in me. Instead, I saw more clearly that we’re entering a dizzying age of duality in AI. Is AI going to kill our jobs or create more jobs? Yes. Did I technically build a feature in an app that has since been pushed to a hundred million users, or did I cheat my way through an assignment by leaning heavily on AI and other humans? Yes. [remainder highlighted] Do I need deep foundational knowledge of software programming to be a successful coder, or can I skate by without even knowing the name of the programming language I’m using? Also yes.
aug 22, 2025, 6:30 pm • 1 0

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John McQuaid @johnmcquaid.bsky.social

It will also dumb down the profession, eroding critical thinking. Analogous to the situation with writing/thinking. At the same time, interesting that something that essentially opens/democratizes coding may also have serious risks

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