“No Duh,” say senior developers everywhere.

The article explains that vibe code often is close, but not quite, functional, requiring developers to go in and find where the problems are - resulting in a net slowdown of development rather than productivity gains.

  • Canaconda@lemmy.ca
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    6 hours ago

    AI is works well for mindless tasks. Data formatting, rough drafts, etc.

    Once a task requires context and abstract thinking, AI can’t handle it.

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      5 hours ago

      Eh, I don’t know. As long as you can break it down into smaller sub-tasks, AI can do some complex stuff. Just have to figure out where the line is. I’ve nudged it along into reading multiple LENGTHY API documentation pages and written some fairly complex scripting logic.