Vibe Coding: Am I Still a Developer? Does This Count?

 

I used to think coding was all about curly braces and crying in the dark. Now I just tell an AI what I want, and boom — it hands me working code like some kind of caffeinated genie.
This "Vibe Coding"... Is it for real?

And should I feel guilty for loving it?

First of all, I am one of those "Old-School Programmers", a C++'er if you will. Hell, the name of my blog even comes from C++. But times have changed. And fast.

What Even Is Vibe Coding?

Vibe coding is when you stop wrestling with syntax and start talking to your AI code assistant like you’re ordering at a food truck.
“Yeah, I’ll take a spaceship that shoots lasers, add some parallax scrolling, and… oh yeah, throw in a side order of explosion sound that makes me feel powerful.”

It’s less “for loop logic” and more “vibes and pixels.” And then the AI assistant poops out some code for you.

What do Old-School Coders Say?

    Probably something like:

        "Back, in my day, we compiled in the snow, barefoot."

        "It doesn't count as coding if you didn't suffer through pointer arithmetic."

        "We didn't need AI and we turned out fine."

And honestly, part of me feels this way. But I have since had a taste of this AI thing and I got to say... It is sweet. I'm not giving up my AI-powered spaceship generator. I'm just not.

Is This Cheating?

    Depends who you ask.

    To some, it’s cheating. To others, it’s evolving.
    To me? It’s like using a calculator in math class. I still need to understand what’s going on…

    But I’m not doing long division by hand, ever again. Sorry, Mrs. Smith.

Why I'm Leaning In Anyway

    It lets me focus on creativity.

    I get to prototype weird ides faster (looking at you, "Kablasto").

    And most importantly: it's fun. I feel like a boss, calling the shots and watching the little guys hustle.

   

So What Now?

    We don’t throw away the old ways.

    We don’t blindly trust the AI either.
    We find a weird little space in between — where we can "vibe".

    We build together, and maybe crash a few spaceships along the way.

I'm not here to start a war between vibe coders and veterans. I'm just trying to make my own cool stuff without losing my mind along the way.

Let Me Know What You Think.

    Are we evolving or just being lazy with style?

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There you can listen to Kablasto Tango, the theme music for my up coming game. It slaps. You've been warned.