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Doubt on that. AI usually only wastes time and produces bugs.

> bbut you're holding it wrong, just two more prompts and three more agents and it will be a real boy

So, you invented an IDE, except more opaque and expensive? Welcome to the club.

You both are likely incorrect, the answer lies in the middle rather than the extremes

This is not just software development wisdom, it's life wisdom.

I think a lot of the people pro-llm are already in the middle. It's the naysays that are sticking to a strict definition of "vibe coding" as if it's random people typing in "make me $app but make no bugs" and getting a 100% working $app with no bugs. You have the gastown folks trying to do that, but nobody serious putting in good work with llm agents is "vibe coding" in that way.

> as if it's random people typing in "make me $app but make no bugs" and getting a 100% working $app with no bugs

Yes, that's literally how LLMs are sold to management.

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