Plus, vibe coding is the surest way for these companies to insert themselves as the ultimate middleman in the entire software development process.
As an aside, I really hate how cynical I feel I've been compelled to become at the arrival of such a genuinely innovative technology. Like, with this very article I can't help but to think there are ulterior motives behind it's production.
> As an aside, I really hate how cynical I feel I've been compelled to become at the arrival of such a genuinely innovative technology
Yeah I'm feeling like this too. This should be so exciting! We're getting close to the Star Trek dream of just telling the computer to do work and it works!
I've been trying to examine why it's not exciting for me, and I'm actually pretty repulsed by it.
I think it's a combination of things
To start, I'm pretty disgusted by the blatant and unapologetic scraping of every single scrap of public data, regardless of license or copyrights.
I'm also really discouraged by how this is turning out to be another tool in the capitalist toolbox to justify layoffs, increase downward pressure on salaries, and once again extract more value per hour worked from employees
I also don't feel like the technology is actually that good or reliable yet. It has transformed my workflow but for the worse. Because my company is very bullish on AI it has resulted in me losing what little control I had to choose the tools that I feel are best for my job, in favor of what they want me to use because of the hype
Ultimately I'm cynical because I don't feel like this is making my life better. It feels like it is enriching other people at my expense and I am very bitter about it
don't forget about the insane amount of marketing around AI code companies and how they put "vibe coding" in front of everyone's face all the time.
You tell someone something enough times and they'll belive it