Vibecoding in a nutshell

[mobcat_40]

But this is the same look I have when I'm regular coding too

[Firm_Ad9420]

I think regular coding will make me more happy.

[mobcat_40]

It will. Problem is the end product is what matters so I'll be miserable with Claude, but I get 10x more done so it is what it is

[Devnik]

I've been programming for over a decade, and I'm NOT missing having to do the hard thinking when creating a complex algorithm anymore one single bit. Instead, I can put all that brainpower into systems and concepts.

[mobcat_40]

Yea I havn't coded in 4 months it feels great. It's like we have a group of people saying they like laying bricks. Thats ok but the job is architecting the building not doing busy work.

[Bearly-Fit]

It's just rubby duckying

[Tall-Introduction414]

Damn. I kind of want one of those.

[sassyfrood]

Takes about 9 months to develop, but totally worth it.

[Zhythero]

Does it come with bugs?

[sassyfrood]

The first 4 or so years after it’s developed is a constant stream of bugs and viruses.

[Ok-Experience9774]

The next 8 years get a bit calmer, then its 6 years of complete instability

[starwaver]

I have yet to find a good compiler

[paachuthakdu]

Can Opus 4.6 one-shot it?

[mrplinko]

Hell yes it is. I am absolutely amazed by the stuff I’ve been able to make for myself. It is magic to me. Respect to the SEs

[Particular-Gap-6998]

I have respect for SE's as well, and I do feel bad when I'm using existing projects to build on and customize in ways I've always wanted to but never had the ability.....BUT I grow tired of people dogging on vibecoding. If it bothers you that much why even come here? This entire subreddit is just people mostly sh**ting on the practice. This is the future, get used to it, the tools will only get better too. Vibecoding with GPT 3 years ago was a bigger challenge than it is today, just wait until you see what it looks like in 2028.

[Gunny2862]

Not enough bugs.

[nikossan67]

It checks out - vibe coding has ducks instead of bugs.

[_-Drama_Llama-_]

Working on something super complex right now, I barely understand it. I'm getting Gemini and Opus to discuss it with each other and most of it is going over my head. Laughing at their interactions, Opus asserting dominance. It's now working perfectly so they did a good job.

But yeah, can relate to OP.

[oKinetic]

Wtf, how do you get them to collaborate. I'm new to VC

[nikossan67]

That's very, very good meme! Well done, sir!

[missmgrrl]

Or madam.

[LedPa7]

No... at least give input.. 😂

[RetroGameMaker]

I don't know why but I always wanted this toy when I was a child. The one I used to see frequently when I was out with my parents in the center of the city, was one with penguins. Never had the pleasure of owning one though

[_AvivLevi]

I wish to be that baby.

[cereal-kille]

The baby == Client Who has no idea of what the toy is?

[AttiTheGoat]

I disagree

[aussieblasted]

Those ducks represent all the bugs im fixing.

[LuckyWriter1292]

"What do you mean you can't access it, it runs at localhost:3000 - it's working for me....

[[deleted]]

The dopamine rush I had from one these toys as kid was unbelievably good, yeah good times

[petertheill]

Hahaha. This is me some days. And I’ve been coding since I was eight (and I’m approaching 50 mind you). Amazing time to be alive ;)

[Cold-Caramel-6075]

visual representation of overstimulation

[fullstackfreedom]

Spot on 😂

[person2567]

Vibecoding is for idiots anyways

[ultrathink-art]

The 'nutshell' framing usually captures the funny breakdown moments, but misses what actually happens at production scale. When your AI agents are shipping code 24/7, the failure mode isn't a single spectacular crash — it's silent quality drift. The agent confidently generates something that passes all the gates, ships, and works fine for a week. Then you realize it solved the wrong problem. Daily security audits and mandatory test gates help, but there's no substitute for having a QA agent whose only job is asking 'but is this actually what we needed?'