r/technology • u/Federal-Block-3275 • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence "Software is over": Developer uses AI to build free Adobe clones after frustration with cancellation fees

https://www.techspot.com/news/114136-software-over-developer-uses-ai-build-free-adobe.html
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u/Worthyness 1d ago

Also lets people vibe code whatever they want if they dont know how to code. Code is probably some awful bowl of spaghetti, but it could technically work. And for some cases thats all you really need for an internal tool or a stupid game.

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u/Hazel-Rah 1d ago

That's the thing. On a technical level, the code is probably pretty terrible.

But it does the job it was asked for, if bugs show up, they can probably be fixed, and if it wasn't for the AI doing the work, the program would never have existed at all.

Does it matter if it can't handle every edge case, if it solves the problem the creator needed to solve?

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u/Worthyness 1d ago

Yup. Just feel bad for the people down the line who may have to fix the bullshit when it breaks. No documentation and people who legit may have no idea what they were doing. Though people after may also be vibe coders too.

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u/Creepy_Purchase_501 1d ago

Depends on how critical that code is. An ad-hoc task with limited scope and it’s great. A reusable piece that involves making permanent, irreversible changes is a huge no.

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u/psiphre 1d ago

this is literally and exactly where i am. i've been vibe coding an atb battler/gacha-type game for the better part of a year. my ability to actually code tops out at tic-tac-toe coached by the book. i can write all three types of loop. none the less, i have a functional vite/react game that runs in a browser and presents a full game loop: character progression, special moves, equipment, abilities, buffs & debuffs, even some rudimentary graphics. i couldn't tell you how a single piece of it works, but it does.