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It’s how a lot of code is being generated by owners of small startups with minimal engineering engagement. PMs are producing full walking skeletons of designs that used to take a week to polish to that fidelity.

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Sure--but it's also the most widely used IDE for integrated AI assistance to normal software engineers. It's a "vibe coding" app in the same way that a washing machine is a "sock cleaning machine." I mean, yes, it does that, but that's a small part of its designed and in-practice usage.

> but it's also the most widely used IDE for integrated AI assistance to normal software engineers.

Is it? I'd be surprised if GitHub Copilot didn't have more paid users.

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