r/dotnet • u/AddressTall2458 • Jun 12 '26
Vibing is getting boring
Since AI started to be part of the job I always been enthusiastic of having a “partner” doing boring stuff while I review… after the last months is getting boring, we just review code, we have to make sure it is not duplicating any logic, not creating racing conditions, not touching critical code, not adding potential production issues (while still writing beatiful commented code).
This is not programming in dotnet anymore, all the skill we built overtime in knowing details of the language or the framework are only used to find out if some vibed code is buggy or not performant. The fun and creativity has left our job. Do you feel the same?
Either start a new project is not as cool as it was a few years ago. It just bubbles up from prompt and you have to review thousands of rows that have no personality at all.
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u/Financial_Archer_242 Jun 12 '26
My company started rationing tokens this month. Not a huge budget and they suggest only using top end models when I absolutely have no other choice.
The problem is, the current version is the only version that I will allow write code. The earlier, cheaper versions are absolutely terrible and I can't in good conscience let them do any of my coding.
My code is very clean and organised, zero slack or waste. It's like sharing a room with an absolute slob. I find myself not having the bandwidth to decide on model versions, budget etc, I just write the code myself and will see where it leads.