Activating Two Trap Cards at Once, or: A Gentle Response to the Popularity of Vibecoding
Summary
This long-form essay analyzes vibecoding experiments, Naur theory, and the role of AI in code generation. It argues that AI-generated code can be brittle, emphasizes the importance of human theory-building, and discusses toolchains like RPython and Nix in the context of portability and reproducibility. The piece also critiques overfitting and hallucinations in models and reflects on Conway's Law and the future of software development.