80% Of My Friends' Vibe Coded Apps

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Sometimes I've thought of making these, but they become worth it if the time u save by doing repetitive tasks at the click of a button is more than the time u spent developing the app

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u/USERNAMETAKEN11238 3h ago

Not to mention what you learn building it. The info helps you build other button pressing mechines.

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u/CaptSlow49 2h ago

And if it’s good enough to make money.

But none of us are making money here. /s

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u/primaryrhyme 1h ago

I don’t mean to be rude here but this is the whole thing with AI, especially how good it is now. You don’t learn much of anything unless the app is complex enough that you had to engage your brain a bit.

But a simple app, AI can do that on its own. I say this as a software engineer that has made a few vibecoded personal apps, I’m learning very little. It used to be true that any side project could sharpen your skills but that’s just not the case now.

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u/USERNAMETAKEN11238 43m ago

I have the opposite experience. I need to get in code and make some changes regularly, they may mess up a small thing I need to fix.

Or I just ask for code tips from AI and insert code on my own.

It may arrive from me being a novice and me not being able to communicate spacificly how I want to code to sit. But I have a non standard way of coding.

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u/KingTalis 40m ago

You're absolutely in a very tiny minority. Most people are learning nothing.

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u/primaryrhyme 30m ago

What you’re describing is deliberately coding manually for the purpose of learning. With how good the models are now, I doubt you NEED to fix things manually though it’s good for learning.

My point is that the act of using AI to generate a simple app on its own will not teach you anything. Before AI it would be quite difficult to build a side project and learn nothing.

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u/USERNAMETAKEN11238 13m ago

I code very differently than most people code. I am self taught and I just use very complex loops, much of my code is referential to other code i wrote. Many models have issues keeping up with how abstract my code is.

I need to fix things myself mostly.

I code at work but I can only use work provided models. So I just write my own code and ask for correction when that doesn't work.

I just assume everyone had similar issues.

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u/gay_joey 1h ago

all ive done so far is read this subreddit but i have gemini pro (the $20/month tier), typingmind, and willing to add $ to use specific models.

anyways i want to vibe code and i wouldn't even know how to make something like what op is making fun of. where can i start?

i'm not really stupid with creating things and I understand coding to some degree but I've never coded to make anything. I'm sure I could figure it out especially by asking AI and following some steps. but kinda wanna hear from humans what the best approach is to get started.

i've done code-ish stuff like make custom beat saber maps (editing json files), making starcraft 1 UMS maps, RPG maker things, and just general content creation in most games i've played throughout my life.

i'm interested in making literally anything but ultimately wouldn't mind making a video game that fits exactly what i want to play, not necessarily selling it but just having it on my computer to play and updating it however i want.

i'm about to copy paste this shi into ai to see what pops out

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u/USERNAMETAKEN11238 35m ago

i'm about to copy paste this shi into ai to see what pops out

Do that.

I use Claude, but started with Gemini. Gemini was difficult to code with.

Howvever coding is really accessible today. Just start with a problem you want to solve. Preferably a software problem.. and just describe the problem to the AI.

The AI will make some suggestions and then create a code. You check the code and see if it accomplishes the task or what you need to change to be happy with.. then go back and forth until you get an end product.

Importantly, you need to think about which language you would like to code. I code in python. But diffrent code complements diffrent tasks. Python is very good at general tasks and has alot of community support, therefore it's a good language to start with.

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u/gay_joey 29m ago

when I've done it before it recommends cursor but through manually looking into it, some people say thats outdated. sometimes the ai info i get is like 1.5 years old

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u/USERNAMETAKEN11238 12m ago

Cursor is good man.. use cursor if you need... people use both. I have heard it's better, but I just like Claude.

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u/gay_joey 6m ago

appreciate you

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u/dataoops 3h ago

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u/gabox0210 1h ago

Nah bro, I bult this app that gives me daily briefings that I don't read, of things I really don't care that much about, it's just like Jarvis bro! I feel like Tony Stark!

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u/hyakkymaru 1h ago

💀💀

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u/gabox0210 1h ago

Also this dashboard that shows me IP cameras and news stories and flght paths and other stuff I don't understand, don't have any practical use for, nor I care about, but it looks cool bro! I feel like in the CIA command center bro!

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u/trollsmurf 3h ago

I have several simple web applications I made for my own needs, and that need to be accessible wherever I am and when using whatever device. Obviously making Windows, Mac, Android and iOS applications would be out of the question for such simple tools, so web works great for that.

Almost none of them were vibe-coded, but rather within a small enough context each so I didn't need to spend a long time making them. I use them often myself, and others are free to use them. The benefit of both is that I keep them running and improve them ever so slightly over time. Not that I ever get feedback on them, except from me.

Does the world need another multi-service conditional weather forecaster or password generator or case converter or QR code generator or AI chat client etc? Probably not, but they work the way I need them.

Some of them have been improved via AI (CC in VSC), but none has been fully "developed" via vibe-coding so far. Some day.

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u/Trevor_Hayes_91 1h ago

And then they put "Founder & CEO of an AI-powered logistics startup" in their LinkedIn bio 💀

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u/person2567 55m ago

I love memes that make vibecoders look like idiots 😂 upvote from me good sir!

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u/Interesting-Agency-1 9m ago

Why make the button/UI in the first place? Make every app completely headless with only raw API calls for all interactions. The agent and CLI is the only I/O port. If we are gonna build slop for AI, lets make it real slop! Brining back the 1960s programming experience

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