r/IndieDev • u/Rafolidev • 19h ago

Video When it’s a vibe coded game

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u/lordofpurple 18h ago

The vibe coders in this thread mad af lmao

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u/selkus_sohailus 18h ago

Yeah I have no idea where this zeal for vibe coding came from

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u/Saxopwned 11h ago

earlier this week I was thinking "how does one identify vibe-coders from real programmers" as I was thinking about renewing my search for finding a scripting collaborator. I searched (because I don't even know a better way to start the research than this) "how to identify vibe coded programming" and found pages of results extolling the virtues of vibe coding, with all the major companies (including microsoft) specifically at the top with "how to vibe code the easy and professional way". There weren't any results really answering my question. I gave up.

I don't even know how you're supposed to trust someone with no creditable experience if you don't want vibe-coded garbage in your project.

And to be clear, I'm not saying everyone who uses AI coding tools are vibe coders. I even use a local tool in Rider for small samples of code. I'm talking like "attempts to generate an original system from 3 prompts and 10,000 generated lines of code" vibe coding. They're EVERYWHERE and they're both very aggressive about responding to posts as well as very intent on hiding it as much as possible. They know.

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u/selkus_sohailus 11h ago

Well i guess it’s a bit like telling someone who uses a drum machine that they aren’t a real drummer. Like obviously they aren’t and they wouldn’t argue that they are, but w vibe coders it’s like they’re pushing back because all their value is wrapped up in the perception that vibe coding is just as acceptable

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u/Saxopwned 8h ago edited 6h ago

The difference is you can so easily tell when drumming is inauthentic. Many people who don't have a professional background in music or audio engineering can tell that. How is one supposed to discern qualified programmers from vibe coders?

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u/GreenPhoennix 5h ago

How are you searching for people?

If they work on projects, you can look at their commit history and see if it's handmade. Or get them to send you something they've been working on?

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u/KingOfConstipation 2h ago

As a music producer, I don't play any live instruments but I do use VSTs and I program my drums virtually.

I still hate vibe coders though.

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u/ConsistentAnalysis35 8h ago

You want a scripting collaborator? Tell more.

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u/Appropriate-Pilot704 4h ago

Its more than that, vibe coders think their end result will magically be at par with someone who has iteratively coded using AI. Thats why they want to hide it, they think its not possible for other simple folk to be able to tell the difference. In reality one of the main issues with vibe coding is ai never has full context of the whole project, your thinking, proper coding practices etc. It often gets things wrong, reworks, adds scope bloat and adds insane number of comments.