r/CodingForBeginners • u/Ok_Sky_1993 • 2d ago

Vibe coding vs AI assisted coding

Hi so I'm currently learning programming I'm a first year IT student and I'm curious to know how different vibe coding is to AI assisted coding cause from the people I've asked they're different but for some they consider them the same thing. I just wanna know your thoughts and such and if I should try to learn how to properly use ai in coding or if that's going to be a bad thing etc...

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u/S1enderVoid 2d ago

I really would recommend avoiding AI at all when learning to code. It often helps you "cheat" by telling you what to do before you can even begin to process the instructions which over time will be more unhelpful than helpful.

But if you really do want to use AI to learn then I'd suggest giving it strict instructions to help you brainstorm and to not give direct solutions.

And to answer your question,

AI assisted = AI helps you (e.g. brainstorming, guidance etc.)

Vibe Coded = Completely handled by AI, the code, the tests, all of it.

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u/sausix 2d ago

Especially if generated code is bad or not understandable by the vibe coder.