Nobody knows how to build with AI yet

(worksonmymachine.substack.com)

526 points Stwerner | 1 comments | 19 Jul 25 15:45 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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saadatq ◴[19 Jul 25 22:51 UTC] No.44620185[source]▶

this isn’t vibe coding. This is something completely new. I call it “flex coding.”

heck I built a full app in an afternoon AND I was a good dad?

> I'd wander into my office, check what Claude had built, test it real quick. If it worked, great! Commit and push. "Now build the server connection UI," I'd say, and wander back out.

Made breakfast. Claude coded.

Played with my son. Claude coded.

Watched some TV. Claude coded.

Every hour or so, I'd pop back in. Five minutes of testing. One minute of feedback.

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yoyohello13 ◴[20 Jul 25 03:31 UTC] No.44621746[source]▶

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So like, why would I pay someone to work like this? Or why would I pay for software at all when I could just do this myself?

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1. throw1235435 ◴[20 Jul 25 08:41 UTC] No.44623114[source]▶

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That's the real question IMO. Especially when everything that isn't deflationary with AI for the most part is getting much more expensive due to inflation globally. Save money on software, buy more blue collar goods.

If its an easy skill to learn, with little consequences if you get it wrong especially for small scale apps why pay for it? Don't know why seniors (of which I'm one) think they are immune to this.

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