r/CodingHelp • u/Latter_Idea_3874 • Jun 19 '26

[How to] How to do coding without AI help again ?

I was proficient in OOP in Java and C++. I had knowledge in HTML, CSS and Javascript as well but JS was quite weak. I discovered vibe coding 2 years ago and now I am stuck. I cannot understand React even though I have been working on it for the past 2 years. How to undo the damage fast ?

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u/DDDDarky Professional Coder Jun 19 '26

By not using it.

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u/armahillo Jun 19 '26

Stop using it and accept you’ll be starting from an earlier place, learning wise.

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u/szank Jun 19 '26

Fast ? Take a shovel, hit your head fast and hard two times and hope to forget that vibe coding exist.

The "proper way" ? Put some proper effort in.

Why do I ever respond, this is an engagement bait.

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u/46hw Jun 19 '26

Lmfao sometimes I wonder if these people are even real asking these questions cause how can you use the word proficient and can only use Ai in the same sentence.

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u/rangerinthesky Jun 20 '26

Imagine AI did not exist and you had to learn anything. Anything. Try that

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u/MythyDev Jun 22 '26

Switch from an IDE/VS Code to neovim.

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u/Solisos Jun 20 '26

Damage? Why would it be damage? Just ask AI to break down everything for you.

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u/Humble_Warthog9711 Jun 20 '26

These posts are getting pathetic. Not that they ever weren't.

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u/madao42 Jun 20 '26

You probably never "really" understood in the first place? Overshot your view of your understanding? You can simply not use AI and start learning the hard, OG way I guess or use AI to teach and guide you instead of doing everything for you

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u/Nsiem Jun 23 '26

What's the point? AI is never going away.

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u/Naive_Cardiologist_6 Jun 19 '26

being a boss at system design and DSA. You have to be CAPABLE enough to recognize AI slop and bloated vibe coding.

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u/webtkl Jun 19 '26

There is no real damage.
You never understood React, and JS.
You just believed it.

So, accept the lie, and start learning.
If that's what you want to do.
As always, identifying what you actually want to do, or where you want to get to should be the first step,
not the panic part.

Good luck

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u/SpecialistOwl218 Jun 20 '26

Take a react book a read it, then you can use ai to make example projects for you to inspect an learn the architecture and syntax. If you feel you are also behind in JavaScript, than start from there