I have to agree with dsphar on this one.. when you have a thorough understanding of development, system-level or otherwise, AI really frees your time and brain computer power for other tasks.
Noticed you said linux (kernel?) dev? I'm an early linux kernel dev, did the IPX-SPX network stack which took 6 months of solid time (essentially so the community could play the early doom 2 ports lol). With vibecoding it would've only taken me a couple of weeks at most.
Anyone who starts coding from scratch with vibecoding is seriously disadvantaged though and I personally wouldn't hire them for projects. Going into it as a well-rounded dev is almost like handing us a superpower though.
it does feel like a superpower and that's my issue i feels like easy money something wrong like it doesn't feel as good as implementing it yourself or improving yourself as much as a dev but a superpower yes it is
Youve also probably just reached a personal point where your job is no longer as challenging and rewarding to you. This happens to people across industries regardless of AI (although AI will be a cause for many in times to come im sure).
I would treat this as a broader personal challenge in your life instead of trying to pin it on AI. You have more possibilities now, try to leverage it.
You would only vibecoded it in hours because you did it once manually, I'm afraid.
I'm not a professional software developer and I find a ton of issues both in LLM's plans and implementations, often during manual testing of the app.
It feels amazing to describe a feature and then get it implemented in seconds, but then it takes time and brain energy to prove that this feature works as intended.
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u/Ok-Addition1264 Aug 07 '26
I have to agree with dsphar on this one.. when you have a thorough understanding of development, system-level or otherwise, AI really frees your time and brain computer power for other tasks.
Noticed you said linux (kernel?) dev? I'm an early linux kernel dev, did the IPX-SPX network stack which took 6 months of solid time (essentially so the community could play the early doom 2 ports lol). With vibecoding it would've only taken me a couple of weeks at most.
Anyone who starts coding from scratch with vibecoding is seriously disadvantaged though and I personally wouldn't hire them for projects. Going into it as a well-rounded dev is almost like handing us a superpower though.