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1. root_axis · 1790619261 · focus · HN ↗

   There is no "problem".

   The architecture and the intent don't matter to business folks, it never has, and with LLMs it matters less than ever.

   Vibe code into production is satisfactory regardless of architectural understanding or intent. If there are issues, just have the LLM spin up some agents to play whackamole until the issues are pushed beyond visibility.

   Ultimately, the idea that we can hang onto fleeting engineering disciplines misunderstands where the industry is going, regardless of any assessment of the LLMs capabilities.

   1. wuisce · 1790619448 · focus · HN ↗

      Great job security for us that understand programming fundamentals in the future when the vibe-coded monstrosities collapse under their own weight.

      1. root_axis · 1790629397 · focus · HN ↗

         I don't think it guarantees job security, I think the future is an adaptation to the prodslop paradigm where the answer to vibe-coded monstrosities is more LLMs.

         Ultimately, the industry will be forced to adapt to the extinction of the junior to senior pipeline, but investment in more tokens is going to be more attractive than paying specialist engineer salaries, especially since LLMs probably have a few more generations of qualitative improvements before diminishing returns truly set in.

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