A Tale As Old As Software

Front-end developers are out here anthropomorphizing CSS properties like they're Pokémon. The joke is that each CSS property has a "full name" and an abbreviated "nickname" that devs use: text-emphasis-style: sesame → TESS shape-inside: auto → SIA text-orientation: mixed → TOM And then there's align-self: stretch who's clearly had it with this naming convention nonsense. The character is literally stretched vertically, looking miserable about the whole situation. Seven years into my career and I still have to Google "how to center a div" but sure, let's pretend we're on a first-name basis with these properties.

So "vibecoding" means staring at 2FA screens all day instead of actual code. Revolutionary. Nothing says "future of programming" like constantly typing in verification codes because your session expired while you were getting coffee. The real innovation is how they've replaced syntax errors with "invalid code, please try again" messages.

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The classic dad-meets-boyfriend scenario gets a programming twist. When asked what he uses "on the client," this smooth operator decides to flex with "I'm a vibe coder, and my clients don't code" – possibly the worst answer in the history of developer pickup lines. It's that special blend of buzzword nonsense and zero technical substance that makes every senior developer's soul leave their body. The only appropriate response? "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE." And honestly, fair enough. Anyone who unironically calls themselves a "vibe coder" deserves to be escorted off the premises immediately.

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Someone asked ChatGPT about JavaScript's export default App; syntax and got the most refreshingly honest AI response ever: "I honestly have no idea." Finally, an AI that admits defeat instead of confidently hallucinating some nonsensical explanation about React components! If only my junior devs had this level of self-awareness instead of copy-pasting Stack Overflow answers they don't understand. The robots might replace us, but at least they'll be upfront about their limitations.