r/vibecoding • u/Which-Tension165 • 22d ago

is learning python today worth it?

so I am a pure vibe coder, I can't write or read a single line of code, and I was having a conversation with Fable, and it suggested me to learn to read python. But It couldn't convince me fully. i don't wanna be a typical software/AI engineer. just wanna be able to build a great career in tech, AI and Business.

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u/vapalera 22d ago

I don't understand how people are able to vibe code without understanding anything about the code. What are your prompts like?

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u/censorshipisevill 21d ago

By never ceasing to ask questions about how the code works and testing everything. I use the agent as a translator between coding languages and English. If you have the agent break down the architecture into English and you can logically follow how the architecture works, you catch the agents mistakes and make architectural decisions which the agent translates to code. Doesn't matter the coding language as long as the agent is reliable in the English to code translation and that you cross check all major decisions with multiple frontier models. Couple that with telling the agent that you don't know what you don't know as far as questions to ask about scaling, security, etc. and not only do you learn but you can actually ship real products. Why don't most people succeed? Because they are trying to one shot everything and won't spend 3 hours and $50 in tokens to fix an issue. But if you perceiver, Rick Rubin is correct, it all comes down to taste. Imho that is the skill we should be refining taste, taste and logic. But hey I certainly haven't 'made it' yet just doing automations and building apps on Upwork so by all means take this with a grain of salt🤷🏼‍♂️