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1. zerr · 1790281033 · focus · HN ↗

   So the keynote mentions that in a perspective you are going to be a "maker of things" rather than a coder. But, nobody is asking, in a perspective, why would anybody use the stuff you "make" rather than using AI directly? All of the notion of apps disappears, in a perspective.

   1. fy20 · 1790297979 · focus · HN ↗

      Do you change the oil on your car yourself? No? Why not? Buying the oil, filters and all the tools you need to do it forever would cost less than one oil change at the dealership. Plenty of videos on YouTube you can learn from.

      1. kennywinker · 1790303837 · focus · HN ↗

         Sure, but changing the oil means buying a bunch of stuff and getting dirty. Replacing your vibe coded garbage app with my vibe coded garbage app is much much easier than changing my oil.

         That said, I think this only applies to apps that can be replaced by vibe coded garbage. Anything with a network effect, or anything that requires deep domain knowledge is much safer

         1. hashbig · 1790309213 · focus · HN ↗

            > Replacing your vibe coded garbage app with my vibe coded garbage app is much much easier than changing my oil

            I am not sure what is it about the HN crowd that makes them so out of touch with what the average Joe is capable of. It's like that Dropbox post top comment all over again.

            Don't you think that the only reason you think it's simple is because you're... A professional Software Engineer??

            1. qwertyhjkl · 1790320096 · focus · HN ↗

               Yes people shouldn't discuss until they have tried vibe coding as SaaS. I do this now and it is 10x faster at coding and 1x on any other tasks. So overall maybe 3 months work is done in a month. This means the typical SaaS may be cheaper now but it is not like anyone can vibe code it cheaper than the subscription fee.

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