Don’t Let Vibe Coding Hinder Your Technical Growth | Fatbobman’s Swift Weekly #083

Don’t Let Vibe Coding Hinder Your Technical Growth

A few days ago, a friend who had previously highly praised and fully embraced Vibe Coding posted a tweet expressing his recent frustration with AI-based programming:

“Recently, Vibe Coding hasn’t brought me any joy in writing code. On the contrary, I’ve felt frustrated by AI’s inability to get things right the first time. I’ve started reading official documentation and quality videos again, building knowledge from the ground up, and that sense of control over my projects has returned.”

I believe this sentiment resonates with many developers. Today’s large language models often demonstrate astonishing capabilities in areas we’re less familiar with, leaving a profound first impression that creates unrealistically high expectations. However, with deeper use, we gradually discover that AI’s limitations are far more significant than we initially imagined.

All along, I’ve limited AI’s role in my programming to specific areas: generating and refining documentation, optimizing code at the function level, and helping me understand and learn unfamiliar frameworks and technical details. Even with these constraints, the efficiency gains that AI brings remain…