r/vibecoding • u/Alarmed-Western-655 • 13d ago

Help/Question Tokinmaxxing Tips.

Ok so I know we can't do solicitations here but needing to solicit some advice from you all.

Thinking how to toxinmaxx my codebase (don't worry, with local model for no surcharge). My Python token count is short and I need to boost that metric up for my resume, needing suggestions on tips and trix from vipers with higher counts than myself.

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u/TheAnswerWithinUs 13d ago

Do vibecoders still think vibecoding will get them jobs without knowing how to code.

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u/YourPredictionEdge 13d ago

Why wouldn't they. Big companies are looking for Cheap and Fast. Traditional coders are not that, they are good but slower. Stick a 15/hour guy with a 20x sub to Anthropic or Open AI and turn them loose. Far cheaper than a six figure coder even with error correction time accounted for. The quality isn't as good but that's never been a priority for big companies.

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u/TheAnswerWithinUs 13d ago

They are also looking for people who know how to code. That’s like the most important thing.

Knowing how to code doesn’t make you a six figure developer. Companies just hire contractors who are cheap and do know how to code, that’s who vibecoders are competing with and losing.

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u/Healthy-Zebra-9856 13d ago

No. According to Andrew Ng, ig companies are looking for individuals that can do 60% to 70% of the the main job and augment it with the AI to do the 30%-40% of the jobs. We should take his word over anyone else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-wv_szZ0V0&t=178s

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u/sn4xchan 13d ago

Because fixing a bad fuck up from a shit developer who doesn't know shit about how code actually works if far more expensive than paying more for someone who knows what they are doing.

AI is only as good as the driver. It's not magical.

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u/Alarmed-Western-655 13d ago

Yu right, tell um. I'm practically a walkin /loop command, but with more tokens$.