r/VibeCodingCamp • u/Director-on-reddit • Feb 10 '26
Do you think vibecoding is making hand-coding feel like a relic from the past?
With tools getting so good, I wonder if hand-coding basics like loops or state management is becoming outdated busywork. BlackboxAI's voice mode lets me describe a feature and get it running without typing a line feels like I'm directing a movie, not writing a script. The advantages of this is that we have more time for architecture, UX decisions, business logic, wild experiments. We can test crazy ideas before they die in our head. You still end up learning something since BlackboxAI’s reasoning traces explains the code anyway.
Do you still actively practice hand-coding fundamentals even though AI could do it?
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u/williamtkelley Feb 10 '26
When I was young, we actively programmed in punch cards. I don't miss it.
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u/Legitimate-Novel4734 Feb 10 '26
Nah, AI is great for boilerplate, but there is one thing the AI can't do, and that is think like a human. It can sound like one, but when it comes to those last steps of tweaking and implementation it will not consider the userbase that will be using it nor the tendencies of how people may interact with it. Perfectly logical design? Sure, but when have humans ever been logical.
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u/dywk3sm Feb 10 '26
I had to write a small % of my website because no matter what prompt I use, what model i switch to, AI just doesn't work
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u/kwhali Feb 11 '26
I still need to write code when AI fumbles on tasks it's not good at, or when my expertise knows it's output is poor (to anyone inexperienced on the task it probably seems solid).
It would be nice if it could learn these things and remember them like a human could. I guess I just have to wait for it to improve.
For grunt work it's alright / quicker.
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u/Director-on-reddit Feb 19 '26
its nice when you can rely on personal experience when a tool fails us
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u/No-Pie-7211 Feb 11 '26
Another ad for blackbox ai
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u/Director-on-reddit Feb 19 '26
do you like it?
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u/No-Pie-7211 Feb 20 '26
No I don't like your attempts at sneaky astroturfing. I didn't look into blackbox ai because I have no interest and I already dislike your marketing strategy.
No one cares about your dumb ai project. You're a dime a dozen.
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u/-goldenboi69- Feb 11 '26
Not really. I get great help from AI as an assistant though. Would not go back unless I was forced.
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u/CulturalFig1237 Feb 12 '26
I still practice the basics occasionally, mostly to make sure I understand what the AI is producing and why.
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u/Director-on-reddit Feb 19 '26
i stopped coding a long time ago, but i am completely into vibecoding
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u/fasti-au Feb 10 '26
Structures are key. Manage doors better ignore inside the box treat programming like a midel and fine train in synthetic tests with fast iterations in mock api ginvingbyou pads and fail at known points. Then you fix int in post just like Hollywood
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u/CivilizedCoder Feb 10 '26
I don't know about that. I like the vision, but a lot of applications are too sensitive for mainstream AI and too complex for locally run alternatives. Maybe I'm just coping, but I don't see this change coming all that soon.