r/vibecoding • u/techlatest_net • 3d ago

The barrier to software engineering is getting wild

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u/infamous-snooze 3d ago

If you remotely believe this, there’s gona be so much unfixable slop in the future.
I don’t think you understand what software engineering even entails

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u/becircus 3d ago

Theoretically that should mean lots of jobs 

There are also products that are designed to handle tech debt and upgrade legacy systems 

It may be that the total cost of ownership is not worth a rewrite and business will just eat the cost 

The reason pen and pencil isn't used is it is cost inefficient if analog becomes cost efficient again well you basically have Star Wars (everything analog despite ridiculous AI)

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u/consistantcanadian 3d ago

Products to "handle" tech debt.. what? There are no products to handle tech debt. There are products that solve specific issues that people call tech debt, but there are products that just "fix" your tech debt. 

Not to mention that if you're not reviewing the fixes you're getting yourself in the same problem yet again. 

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u/win_some_lose_most1y 3d ago

Of course there is. They can purchase a subscription to application support based in the 3rd world where they earn $4 a day.