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Vibe Code Is Legacy Code

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A lovely little write-up on how vibe code and legacy code are roughly the same thing; “code that nobody understands.”

I particularly like the framing that the problem is not the code but the missing understanding around it.

Reference: Vibe code is legacy code , Steve Krouse

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Mentions around the web

fieldnotes.examplementionedin Links for week 37
A careful piece on shared context. The section on reversible actions is the part I keep sending to people on my team.
Tomás Riverareplied
Really enjoyed this one. The framing of interfaces as social spaces is going straight into my notes.
Hana K.replied
The layout of this site is a pleasure to read on a phone. Also, strong agree on the argument.
slowweb.examplementionedin Notes on gardens
Adding this to the list of pieces that convinced me to stop posting to timelines first.