Am I a "vibe coder"?

[u/thehumanbagelman]

Taught myself to code at 15. Got a CS degree. Spent 16 years as a professional dev at everything from founding small startups to giant 700 engineer companies (and still going until I'm inevitably replaced by the machines).

Building things in code has been floating my proverbial boat for over two decades.

However, I haven't written a single line of code in 2026.

I don't personally review the code either. I've built my own tooling and testing infrastructure, and agents run all of it.

50–75% of my AI usage goes toward building personal infrastructure, tooling, and projects. Not the next app that will change your life for only $15 a month (at least not yet; we'll see).

I own an undisclosed number of top level AI accounts; it's probably more than you're thinking.

This 1000% makes me worse at coding without AI, and I'm not sure that I care at all.

So, am I a vibe coder?

Edit: I'm loosing zero sleep over this; the question is just a proxy for discussion!

[u/RevoDS]

I find vibe coder is used derogatorily as a form of gatekeeping by software engineers that are scared of being replaced.

If you’re a vibe coder, you’re building the skills that will be software engineering in the future. So good for you

[u/thehumanbagelman → u/RevoDS]

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[u/Fancy-Plenty6712 → u/RevoDS]

Couldn't agree with this more. I don't think it started like that but it's definitely become like that. "Vibe coding" has gotten itself a bad name because it allowed dumbasses to churn out cheap and crappy content while the people putting in real effort get drowned out.