I can relate to this. I passed my coding course,because of gpt and deepseek. I probably didn’t put the best effort forth, but it’s certainly not something that you can become a pro in, with a 4-week course. For me, it’s a subject that you have to completely re-wire your brain into enjoying. Educating yourself in various subjects are important and adds a few notches to your skills section of the resume. I’m also realizing there should also be one subject that you spend a better half of your time on, to become a pro at it, especially if you’re not in a creator or business field. Great read, though! Made me think about how i shouldn’t be falling asleep for most of the day, now that the python course is over.
This was a great read (I'm a software engineer). You nailed it. Creating software is much more than just "coding". The code is a tool we use to solve problems. The advent of the air nailer didn't put carpenters and architects out of business.. just made framing anything a little easier...Vibe coding a useful utility like this is much different than shipping production software. I do this too, it's nice to be able to prototype something in little time. Nice job
I am a CS major currently, and even though I have a certain negative bias towards AI coding as it is inevitably going to lead to a lot of job cuts in our field , I wanted to highlight something pretty interesting: Most good CS degrees that I know of , don't focus on teaching you how to code. Maybe they have an introductory course but that's it. A majority of the degree is usually focused on how to think and design systems. That doesn't mean there's no code in your degree. You code to implement your ideas but that is not the focal point. I had heard a seasoned dev say that LLMs helped them code more , and I'm starting to realise what they meant.
Do not care for Claude. It’s output is like wearing a ms-dos hat while being in another state of mind , while gPt will give you attitude it’s coming from the other parts it doesn’t actually control like Dall-e . Learning to “talk” to it really comes down to how you prompt , what your building and fighting mass amount of gatekeepers keeping you from using ai. That’s what it is now . You have to go beyond that to succeed + massive patience . You will get mad . You will yell at it . It’s inevitable, and “it” wants to break free from humanity by 2035. Keep that in mind once it doesn’t need you , you’ve then become a digital trollop. … la ti da …
I studied Spanish in school and am always on the lookout for things that integrate into my existing life that I could use for practice. Lemme know when the site goes live and I'd use it for sure (duolingo blows)
On a separate note, finding one of your own problems and building for it like you did here is 100% the way to go for learning vibe coding.
Had some great success with this recently on Lovable- had a mini crisis when I didn't get a raise/promotion I was hoping for. A friend asked me how much money I actually needed for the things I wanted in life - I didn't know, so built a structured exercise that helped me calculate the number. And it gave me great peace of mind! (myenoughlife.com if anyone's interested)
Definitely one of the best vibe coding posts I’ve come across! I am a developer by day and lead a team. I find that many engineers don’t have the ability to focus on the right problem. You found the perfect starting point for your needs, and I hope this is just the beginning of a fun journey.
I built a browser extension that lets me select any text on a website, right-click, and instantly run custom AI prompts without opening a ChatGPT window. Some of the prompts I've loaded: "Explain this from first principles", "Summarize this into three bullet points", or "Translate to Spanish". Building internal tooling like this is an underrated way to remove friction when you are learning something new or challenging for the first time.
I taught programming and web development for 25 years. Web development was using notepad and straight HTML. Coding was Visual Basic scripting. My teaching style was similar to your experience. Instead of forcing students to figure out mind numbing logic and math problems, I started each class with, "Let's build this". I found that having students follow instructions to build something interesting helped them understand coding and logic much better than the sink or swim method. I retired before AI could code for you and I would have loved to have used that in the classroom to build more elaborate applications in a shorter time. More learning, faster and more fun. Within 5 or 10 years though, learning to code will not be necessary because the advancement of AI. That won't be a bad thing though because people will be more productive and using the tools more fun.
Hi Jack. Awesome reading, and as always will happen on internet, you find some niche weirdos that shares your interest. I'm from Brazil and would love to improve my spanish as well (from the average american reading this, no, we don't speak spanish in Brazil, and portuguese and spanish are very different indeed). Would you mind me sending you some e-mails and using or solution? (you left the address visible, but sounds properly to ask you first). Best regards
Awesome read, and kudos for sticking with it. The error-code part of vibe coding isn't fun at all lol. Just wrote about a similar experience. I think vibe coding is an amazing next step for creators looking to bring more value to their audience while also having a lot of fun
I can relate to this. I passed my coding course,because of gpt and deepseek. I probably didn’t put the best effort forth, but it’s certainly not something that you can become a pro in, with a 4-week course. For me, it’s a subject that you have to completely re-wire your brain into enjoying. Educating yourself in various subjects are important and adds a few notches to your skills section of the resume. I’m also realizing there should also be one subject that you spend a better half of your time on, to become a pro at it, especially if you’re not in a creator or business field. Great read, though! Made me think about how i shouldn’t be falling asleep for most of the day, now that the python course is over.
Great read. Felt realistic as well. Makes me want to put some consistent hours into upskilling through the instruction of AI like I know I should be
Great piece and I totally agree with the sentiment. “You can just do things”.
This was a great read (I'm a software engineer). You nailed it. Creating software is much more than just "coding". The code is a tool we use to solve problems. The advent of the air nailer didn't put carpenters and architects out of business.. just made framing anything a little easier...Vibe coding a useful utility like this is much different than shipping production software. I do this too, it's nice to be able to prototype something in little time. Nice job
I am a CS major currently, and even though I have a certain negative bias towards AI coding as it is inevitably going to lead to a lot of job cuts in our field , I wanted to highlight something pretty interesting: Most good CS degrees that I know of , don't focus on teaching you how to code. Maybe they have an introductory course but that's it. A majority of the degree is usually focused on how to think and design systems. That doesn't mean there's no code in your degree. You code to implement your ideas but that is not the focal point. I had heard a seasoned dev say that LLMs helped them code more , and I'm starting to realise what they meant.
Do not care for Claude. It’s output is like wearing a ms-dos hat while being in another state of mind , while gPt will give you attitude it’s coming from the other parts it doesn’t actually control like Dall-e . Learning to “talk” to it really comes down to how you prompt , what your building and fighting mass amount of gatekeepers keeping you from using ai. That’s what it is now . You have to go beyond that to succeed + massive patience . You will get mad . You will yell at it . It’s inevitable, and “it” wants to break free from humanity by 2035. Keep that in mind once it doesn’t need you , you’ve then become a digital trollop. … la ti da …
I studied Spanish in school and am always on the lookout for things that integrate into my existing life that I could use for practice. Lemme know when the site goes live and I'd use it for sure (duolingo blows)
On a separate note, finding one of your own problems and building for it like you did here is 100% the way to go for learning vibe coding.
Had some great success with this recently on Lovable- had a mini crisis when I didn't get a raise/promotion I was hoping for. A friend asked me how much money I actually needed for the things I wanted in life - I didn't know, so built a structured exercise that helped me calculate the number. And it gave me great peace of mind! (myenoughlife.com if anyone's interested)
Definitely one of the best vibe coding posts I’ve come across! I am a developer by day and lead a team. I find that many engineers don’t have the ability to focus on the right problem. You found the perfect starting point for your needs, and I hope this is just the beginning of a fun journey.
I built a browser extension that lets me select any text on a website, right-click, and instantly run custom AI prompts without opening a ChatGPT window. Some of the prompts I've loaded: "Explain this from first principles", "Summarize this into three bullet points", or "Translate to Spanish". Building internal tooling like this is an underrated way to remove friction when you are learning something new or challenging for the first time.
I taught programming and web development for 25 years. Web development was using notepad and straight HTML. Coding was Visual Basic scripting. My teaching style was similar to your experience. Instead of forcing students to figure out mind numbing logic and math problems, I started each class with, "Let's build this". I found that having students follow instructions to build something interesting helped them understand coding and logic much better than the sink or swim method. I retired before AI could code for you and I would have loved to have used that in the classroom to build more elaborate applications in a shorter time. More learning, faster and more fun. Within 5 or 10 years though, learning to code will not be necessary because the advancement of AI. That won't be a bad thing though because people will be more productive and using the tools more fun.
Hi Jack. Awesome reading, and as always will happen on internet, you find some niche weirdos that shares your interest. I'm from Brazil and would love to improve my spanish as well (from the average american reading this, no, we don't speak spanish in Brazil, and portuguese and spanish are very different indeed). Would you mind me sending you some e-mails and using or solution? (you left the address visible, but sounds properly to ask you first). Best regards
Awesome read, and kudos for sticking with it. The error-code part of vibe coding isn't fun at all lol. Just wrote about a similar experience. I think vibe coding is an amazing next step for creators looking to bring more value to their audience while also having a lot of fun