for whoever needs to hear this: you're not alone. i'm not vibecoding any of the software i write. i'm writing it by hand, but i've leveled up my emacs with eglot/lsp. i'm modernizing my stacks and use languages with excellent compilers. i think about how to do more with less. i'm trying to combine the best human-written libraries and modules and assemble them with minimal boilerplate. i enjoy reading your manuals and references. i believe in robust, secure, human-written software.
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@mntmn You have a job, do you?
@pierstoval that question is very easy to answer by looking at my bio for example
@mntmn That was a rhetorical question 😅
Just to signify that even though I would agree 100% on the statement because I would prefer to do it exactly like you say it, the issue is that I've been struggling to find a stable job (that pays more than peanuts) for like 2 years now, and big part of the reason why it's so hard is because everyone I meet jumped on the LLM hype train.
And I'm defo not the only one, and it's worse and worse every day with all those layoffs 😭
@pierstoval ah, i'm very sorry to hear that.
@mntmn This post found me the moment I needed it the most, thank you.
@mntmn thanks, that was much needed.
Also, I see you're not actively hiring, but do you accept CVs anyway? 😉
@mntmn I would say I mostly just use an editor, but every now and then, generating some throw-away utility or getting some initial setup going is nice. Spending 15 minutes less typing does not matter if your recompile loop takes two hours or getting a review takes 3 days.
@mntmn This is the way! Keeping the craft alive!
@mntmn because you are fighting with river will flow anyway. It is inevitable in this moment. Point is using it for sunnum bonum. Anything can be good or bad. AI itself replication of human capabilities. Question you should ask is this how is all happening? Where we come from? And interestingly answer was always open still Is. You need to look deeper.
@mntmn We are the resistance.
@mntmn Thank you. i'm really disheartened on how many people throw their skills and agency to the dumpster fire.
process beats talent in sales more than most founders want to admit. a mediocre rep with a tight ICP list outperforms a great rep with a bloated one
@mntmn Same club. I only use AI for snippets of code - which of course, I have to then edit quite a bit to bring it to good shape.
I mostly use it for stuff I'm new to, like Vimscript. Speaking of which Vim here - it has been my editor of choice for more than 20 years now, so the habit runs deep.
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@mntmn Same here. Tried vibe coding and then intentionally stay away from it. Also an Emacs user. Can't say I am doing the right thing, just what I feel like to do.