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Andrej Karpathy recently coined the term “vibe coding” to describe how LLMs are getting so good that devs can “give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.” In this episode of the Lightcone Podcast, the hosts discuss this new way of programming and... show more

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AndaSeat1 year ago

⌨️ 2AM debugging session: Your code won't compile, Stack Overflow is your best friend, and your Kaiser 4 is the only one who understands... Every developer's late-night reality: 💻 "One more bug fix" turned into sunrise ☕ Coffee cup collection growing 🐛 That bug that just won't die Kaiser 4 speaks fluent Python: 🌟 4D lumbar support for those debugging postures ✨ Perfect height for multiple monitors 💫 Recline mode for code compilation breaks Because good code comes from comfortable devs! ⚡️ Debug in comfort: #AndaSeat #DevLife #CodingLife #ProgrammerSetup #gaming #gamingchair

Jeddi1 year ago

@LightconePod i think @levelsio coined vibe coding 10y ago guys

Grace Ge1 year ago

@LightconePod @dbabbs vibez

Nicolai Klemke1 year ago

@LightconePod I also wrote a newsletter on this topic which went out today, reflecting on where it came from and where it’s going 👉

Peerzada Burhan1 year ago

@LightconePod or pulling your hair when LLM keeps producing garbage and now you have to understand 800 lines of code which you thought LLm could handle.

Fleur Grove1 year ago

@LightconePod Vibe coding sounds intriguing! As a UI/UX enthusiast, I'm excited to see how this reshapes our workflows. 🚀

Aishah ✨1 year ago

@LightconePod Vibe coding will be the word of the year !

Remington1 year ago

@LightconePod New builders are emerging. Quality will always rise to the top, but fun to see new people try and bring their ideas to life.

interpool1 year ago

@LightconePod What you think of "VibeCodeX".com it's available on SEDO... currently 2 bids.... get it now!

Amplifi1 year ago

@LightconePod ‘Vibe coding’ highlights how AI like LLMs is making programming more intuitive and letting developers focus on the bigger picture. Exciting times ahead for builders, lets build together for #DeFAI

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