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61 sats \ 2 replies \ @freetx 20h \ on: Can non coders vibe code? AskSN
Simple things like one-off scripts, yes a non-coder could do.
It would become increasingly difficult to do beyond that though....Essentially at a certain point "Vibe Coding" is just "Project Management" but if you don't understand enough of the underlying tech to instruct it: What languages, frameworks, and architectural approaches to take then its not going to work out well.
This.
The bigger a project too the bigger experience in change management and automated testing become, these are not non-coder friendly.
There's things AI will do that get past even me as an architect and automated tests that might have other consequences, so we have a pipeline of team review as anything complex should.
Having guys that are better in-the-weeds, at minimum as a second and 3rd set of eyes, before committing a change is irreplaceable.
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Yeah this would be my point of view too.
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Simple, well defined tasks: Vibe coding is totally feasible and quite likely to succeed with minimal coding knowledge.
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Somewhat more complex programs: Vibe coding can get you a working example up pretty quickly. But if something's off, or you want to change it, it helps to have some coding experience so you know where to look in the code / what to prompt. Without that knowledge, you can easily have the bot go off the rails.
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Complex programs requiring multiple layers of technology and is meant to serve people other than yourself: unadvisable to go fully in with just vibes. Even if you get a minimal working example up, it's gonna be hell to maintain without you having a good grasp of the code.
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