Does vibe coding count as building software?
Not gonna lie.
A topic like this was outlined on X, and many people were discussing it.
It’s controversial, especially from the perspective of “old-school” programmers who strongly defend the knowledge they gained through long discussions, reading, and trial and error. Now, someone can just come along, write a prompt, quickly get an output, and monetise it.
Personally, I consider software built by someone who truly knows how to program to be more “honest.” I see that person as someone with real skills and valid knowledge. Subjectively, I value software created by them more than something (vibe)coded by me, since I don’t understand code very well.
TL;DR:
I value the vibecoded project from a software engineer more than a project vibecoded by a layman.
What is your perspective on vibe-coding and "honest programming work"?
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It is another tool, not a skill.
As always you have to understand what you doing.
We had the same discussion when digital photography came up.
And also when when tool like Wordart was available an people made their own logo's. :-(