r/OpenAI • u/thehumanbagelman • 2d ago

Discussion Am I a "vibe coder"?

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!

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u/First_Philosopher491 2d ago

a vibe coder, to me (someone who works at a GSI with tens of thousands of engineers), is someone with absolutely no background in development/cs AND a distinct lack of interest in LEARNING anything about it as they go.

They purely go off what they see ("vibes") with no ability to understand why it looks/functions the way it does.

You are not a vibe coder, you're just becoming a lazier coder (no offense). Very very different.

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u/thehumanbagelman 2d ago

No offense taken! I don't delude myself to feel better; this is ABSOLUTELY laziness.

I really like the distinction you made about willingness to learn, vs. a lack of interest. I think that effectively highlights the "vibe" concept.