>vibe-coded projects devolve over time into an unmaintainable mess
The author seems to be confusing "I didn't write any code" with "I don't care about software design and maintainability". There exist maintainable and thoughtfully designed software systems for which the designer did not write any code and didn't read most of it. It's not the median, but the median software project has always been unmaintainable before agents.
Sure but many many developers who are willing to outsource every modicum of thought and effort to AI don't care about design and maintainability. And the supposed "super intelligence" of AI gives them a cop out for that
mohamedkoubaa · · focus · HN ↗
The author seems to be confusing "I didn't write any code" with "I don't care about software design and maintainability". There exist maintainable and thoughtfully designed software systems for which the designer did not write any code and didn't read most of it. It's not the median, but the median software project has always been unmaintainable before agents.
aprilthird2021 · · focus · HN ↗
t43562 · · focus · HN ↗