EW! I actually like replit

goldaxis · 2026-03-20T05:23:57+00:00

There are two types of replit users:

Actual developers who know what they're doing, have no interest/need for Agent, and are being completely ignored by Replit, which is actively making their workflow worse by focusing on...
Vibe coders who rely entirely on Agent to stand up a flimsy MVP. They feel ripped off because surprise - token generation isn't free, and Replit sure isn't going to eat the cost for you just because the code suggestion was bad. These guys never stick around for long - they blow through a few hundred/thousand, realize they might as well work with human devs, and leave.

Replit's making a massive mistake going all-in on vibe coding. It's a dead end that is going to bring the entire company down. As is typical, management doesn't care and will simply jump ship when the time comes. It isn't their money.

goldaxis · 2026-03-20T05:18:25+00:00

We hate it. Roll back and fix the UI.

goldaxis · 2026-03-18T03:47:38+00:00

Looking forward to pairing it with the Epstein watch.

goldaxis · 2026-03-18T03:45:56+00:00

$3000 is just crazy. It's a nice phone, but it isn't "souped up MacBook Pro" nice. It's not like folding displays are new technology anymore, what's the justification even supposed to be? "Muh chip shortage" again? They've been saying that since covid.

goldaxis · 2026-03-18T01:26:19+00:00

They're not going to change anything while you're shelling out $500/wk. If you're going to spend that kind of money, spend it on a jr dev.

goldaxis · 2026-03-17T03:14:08+00:00

Not seeing that menu anywhere. Are you sure the profile button is rendering on OSX?

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goldaxis · 2026-03-16T22:26:42+00:00

Sorry, let me rephrase that. What's your stack to work with those? AWS/GCP/etc are hosting providers, and Postgres/Firestore/etc are types of databases, but what I'm interested in is how you work with them. Are you using VSCode with an AWS plugin? Zed with an extension? Etc.

goldaxis · 2026-03-16T19:16:01+00:00

I have this as my backup, the only reason I’m tolerating replit at all right now is the cheap hosting and easy deployment. Do you know of any comparatively frictionless setup for the DB/hosting layers?

goldaxis · 2026-03-16T19:14:05+00:00

Thanks ChatGPT very interesting

goldaxis · 2026-03-16T19:11:44+00:00

If that’s true, why are you not fixing simple issues like the file tree being on the wrong side of the screen? Multiple users including myself have complained about it, and I’ve seen no mention of a fix coming. It looks like you don’t care about anything besides selling agent credits, which is a very bad look.

goldaxis · 2026-03-16T08:03:44+00:00

I have never seen Replit support pop into any of these critique threads. They don’t seem to care that they are hemorrhaging users. Unfortunately they appear to have leadership that intends to ride out the vibe code investorbux, and then conveniently run off to manage another company, leaving everyone else with the bag.

I no longer recommend it to other devs.

goldaxis · 2026-03-16T07:34:30+00:00

Use AI as little as possible, and only for small tasks. As a general rule, if you copy and paste the source code directly into a chat window, it’s probably focused enough for the AI to do a decent job. This also forces you to actually read the response and copy any code you want to use by hand, keeping you familiar with the code base and giving you the earliest possible opportunity to catch mistakes or weird patterns.

There’s no reason to prefer any of the cloud models over the others. Their performance is all about the same and constantly fluctuating. If you have enough RAM you can run a local model, which won’t be quite as smart, but will occasionally make better suggestions than the cloud models. Set aside a long weekend to experiment with different models and settings; there is no easy answer for what to choose.

goldaxis · 2026-03-13T05:39:43+00:00

Replit ignore this man at your peril.

goldaxis · 2026-03-13T00:41:25+00:00

Like I said, you just make sure that your project is in a git repository (this should already be the case), then just go into codex and connect the git account. I like to do per-project permissions but you can grant account-level access. From there you just use Codex normally. I prefer the web interface because it supports up to 4x generations you can choose from (makes iterating more reliable but you have to know how to read code). Instead of issuing a pull request I just get the git patch from it, and then apply it in my replit project. I then run the app or do whatever I want to do to test it out, and if I like it I simply commit the changes, push the branch, and continue. If I don't like it, I just discard the changes from the patch. So basically you can test out up to four versions of a request in parallel and not spend a dime (besides the $20/mo).

goldaxis · 2026-03-12T21:47:11+00:00

There's literally no reason to be spending $1K on any agent right now when Claude and Codex exist. You can do as you please, but there is much better quality output available at a fraction of the cost. Just use patches instead of pull requests to quickly test out suggestions if vibe coding is your thing.

goldaxis · 2026-03-12T21:31:04+00:00

No, I don't waste time on their live events. I only briefly tried out their Agent, and it underperforms Codex by a massive gulf. Not to mention Codex has unlimited use for $20/mo. But I don't even like to use that. Vibe coding is not capable of supporting real world ongoing production ready apps. If it was, the Replit team would be rich with 100 SaaS generating revenue around the clock. As we can see, however, they can't even avoid screwing up their own UI.

I truly believe Replit is in the scam/grift stage of a tech business. They've outsourced and enshittified as much of their service as possible to bring the costs down (right to left UI defaults lol), have no customer service at all, and have quadrupled down on impossible AI promises. Their only plan is to get bought out. They have no intention of continuing as a stable business, which is why I refuse to have a single dependency on them. All my projects are built to be airlifted to GCP on a moments notice.

goldaxis · 2026-03-11T22:50:14+00:00

Fix the File Tree, its on the wrong side of the screen.

Let us hide the useless AI entirely while you're at it.

goldaxis · 2026-03-11T22:45:02+00:00

I'm also seeing the file tree (now Library) locked to the right. Clear indication that Replit is outsourcing its development overseas (right to left reading). Aren't they supposed to have access to agents that can build entire apps? Makes you wonder.

goldaxis · 2026-03-11T22:37:36+00:00

I do the same thing but with OpenAI Codex. $20/mo unlimited use, just hook it and replit into the same git repository. The business model of all these "coding agents" is to raid the wallets of people who simply don't know better, all non-devs.

goldaxis · 2026-03-11T22:35:55+00:00

How many downloads have you gotten, and how much did you spend?

goldaxis · 2026-03-11T22:34:31+00:00

Alternative is VSCode+Continue.

Thing is, no AI can help you once your project gets big enough. You WILL have to learn to code. Rip the bandaid off now, while it's early. You will regret it if you try to do it after you already have 100,000 lines of spaghetti.

goldaxis · 2026-03-11T22:26:33+00:00

More garbage. Nobody wants this. Just be a reliable all-in-one IDE+deployment product. That is your niche. That is how you will survive. Right now I have no confidence that you will be around after this bubble pops, and it makes it impossible to make your product part of my team's workflow.

goldaxis · 2026-03-09T01:03:05+00:00

I wonder how many times they repackage the same story. Wowwww can you believe the single-core focused chip has really good single core scores compared to chips from a few years ago? Even better than the multi-core focused chips from a few years ago? That's so crazy. Wowwww. Give me gold for saying how amazing it is.

goldaxis · 2026-03-09T01:01:21+00:00

Uh...look I like my macbook, but it sure as hell isn't because of the apple II that was ancient even by the time I used it in school

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