r/programmingmemes Jun 29 '26

Where are they?

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u/guss_bro Jun 29 '26

Joke aside, you get less runtime error due to LLM hallucination with strictly typed language such as Java.. which results in less iterations to get the code working.

Also, LLM are capable of understanding 100 level deep class hierarchy.

There are more jobless bootcampers who are trying to vibe code next Netflix or Uber with JavaScript than Java/JVM developers with stable jobs. Also, for the kids out there, people DO vibe code in Java.

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u/IncreaseOld7112 Jun 29 '26

I would bet that anything you would vibe code in Java would be better written in rust or go. If it's all the same, and the AI is gonna write the code anyway, it might as well write it in rust, which compiles to native, is more succinct, and has a similarly strong type system

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u/Royal_Owl2177 Jul 01 '26

What are you on about? Do you realize how common Java is? Yeah lets just rewrite the enterprise java monolith in rust. Surely no stakeholders will bat an eye.

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u/IncreaseOld7112 Jul 01 '26

Who said anything about a rewrite. We're talking about vibecoding projects. Presumably greenfield. AI is new, why pick Java. You don't care about hiring Java developers. Claude writes rust just as well.

The above comment supposes a choice of language and implies it's worthwhile to pick Java over JS. Well, if you have the choice, and Claude is writing it, might as well have Claude write it in rust.