Pavel A. Samsonov

Every non-hype defense of #LLMs starts with "you must already understand your work really well." But the people vibe coding prototypes *don't*.

As a result they scale up thoughtlessness. "Bulking out" a slapdash idea with hallucinated details only displaces the real thinking that could have led to actual innovation. The very teams the tool was supposed to help instead end up with more noise to dig through.

But teams can (and do) fight back.

https://productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/vibe-prototyping-isn-t-solving-any-problems-but-it-s-creating-many-new-ones

#tech #softwaredevelopment

Vibe prototyping isn't solving problems. It's creating new ones.

It's easy to prototype and so everyone is prototyping, without really knowing why they are doing it. The resultant noise drowns out thoughtful work.

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Jan 26 at 12:11pmWeb
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Show threadJochen WoltersJan 26
@PavelASamsonov @ronbronson @Joanwestenberg @garbagedayryan @minimaxir @emilymbender I had read a few issues, but have now signed up. Not sure if you find this data point meaningful, but: The fact that you're _not_ publishing on Substack removed a major obstacle to subscribing for me. 👍
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@jochenwolters I don't even link to Substack!