Interesting fact:
Why do "vibe coders" put such a premium on stating how they don't even check the code or how it's all from the LLM? Like, if "AI" was just a tool, you'd be building all kinds of stuff but would you need to mostly talk about how you "built it just with AI"? It does at least hint at something weird going on here.
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@tante The description sounds like they have to pretend that they *could* check the generated code, if they wanted to. Gives them an excuse when things go wrong without ever actually having to do it.
@tante I just take it as bragging.
@scottmichaud But does it? It's not a display of skill and I don't feel like they get the kind of recognition that "bragging" would point at. Write about how you use "AI" you get a lot of shit (for very good reasons)
@tante Personally, my brain goes to "They're not confessing. They're bragging."
It's dumb but... it's dumb.
It is specifically weird because - outside of a few specific circles - "I just had an LLM generate some code I didn't check" does not give you praise but ridicule or even attacks. So it must be very relevant to say that instead of just using the magic machine and not saying anything.
So either is is a form of prayer or ritual, a spiritual thing to enforce one's own belief? Or is it a shibboleth to mark your affiliation: Kind of like mafia members used to commit crimes in front of one another to show one's authentic affiliation?
