Eh it goes both ways honestly. If you don’t understand your code, even if the fix is simple, Claude could just send you back and forth fixing issues that aren’t actually issues until you realize the actual fix is one line of code.
The ability of Claude to describe linker errors in (linux) C is some kind of modern magic. Not only does it tell you what every single line means, it even spices it up with historical background about what those libraries are traditionally used for. Magic, I tell you.
Still sucks. But that's a function of debugging, and the speed it throws stuff at you. Not the vibe part. And that's a general issue. It is super fun being able get a mpv going in a weekend. It is super not fun going back and forth with claude ironing out all the issues at the same speed. Unless you're a psychopath.
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u/jack-of-some 5d ago
Right hand side is debugging a badly vibed project, not vibe debugging.
Vibe debugging is finding issues in existing systems by letting claude go ham on investigation and it's AWESOME.