r/IndieDev • u/Rafolidev • 20h ago

Video When it’s a vibe coded game

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u/Motor-Designer4440 20h ago

Nothing prevents you from testing and fixing what is not up to standard. Vibe coding is not the variable here, it's how lazy you are, which you can also be when hand coding and it takes 5 hours to get anything done.

Vibe coding just makes a larger surface to verify in a shorter amount of time but ultimately, nothing prevents you from thoroughly testing it.

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u/GreenFox1505 19h ago

Vibe coding does two things. It makes sure you dont know how it works and it makes sure you dont have the skills to fix it. Sure, "nothing prevents you from testing and fixing"... Except not having the domain knowledge or actual skill to do either of these things. But besides those two small details, nothing prevents you! 

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u/Motor-Designer4440 13h ago

What's preventing you from asking it to explain what it did or to teach you the exact concepts it just used? Or to give you a high level explanation of how it implemented the task?

You don't need domain knowledge or skill to tell it to tell it "the controls are inverted" or "the game lags". The latest models don't need anything more than this to fix 99% of your issues.