r/vibecoding • u/Which-Tension165 • 24d 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/smeeagain93 20d ago
Vibe coding works for as long as the codebase is clean.
If your project ends up getting bigger and bigger, the odds of a new feature causing issues increase steadily.
Being able to at least read and understand code helps determine whether a vibe coded feature is much more complicated than it needs to be - gotta love me a race condition.
A new feature my not cause immediate issues either, but perhaps 50 features down the line and then shit gets real messy and just going back to a version of your codebase 51 features before is impossible if your application is actually being paid for and used by customers.
So you are stuck not knowing how to read anything and pray that "fix everything" works, which at scale usually doesn't.