glimshe5 minutes ago
We are going from the era of manual, line-by-line mental model transcription to one where software engineers can focus on data structures, software architecture and algorithms.
I love being able to quickly bring out the program that is already running in my head without having to worry about the grind of typing it into a format that the compiler understands. Dealing with API names. Syntax. Language quirks. Library gotchas.
I was there when people were still coding assembly. A slow torture where the simplest things took forever to get right. It's not that I didn't like it, but my time is limited and hand coding assembly, or even C/C++, just gets in the way of seeing the computer doing what I want.
Once I've mentally solved the problem, I want to see it running as quickly as possible. Pure vibe coding is dull and unsustainable with current technology for all but the simplest systems; AI-assisted coding, on the other hand, rekindled my passion for computers.
bamboozled11 minutes ago
Don’t be out of touch…while continuing to use twitter behind a paywall. Cool story, old man.