Vibe Coding: The Slot Machine Of Software Development

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Vibe Coding: The Slot Machine Of Software Development

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The perfect comparison doesn't exi— oh wait, it does! "Vibe coding" with AI tools is basically gambling with extra steps. You trade real programming skills for the dopamine rush of watching the cursor blink while an AI model hallucinates your next function.

That feeling when you're absolutely convinced the next prompt will fix everything is eerily similar to thinking your next pull on the slot machine will make you rich. Meanwhile, actual software engineers are watching prompt engineers with the same expression casino dealers have when someone explains their "foolproof system."

And that last row? Pure gold. Nothing quite captures the existential crisis of modern development like realizing you just spent 4 hours crafting the perfect prompt when you could've just written the damn code yourself.

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