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Why engineers stopped writing code
Elon Musk Podcast
Traditional software engineering is effectively dead . The discussion centers on Cherny's frustration with the term "vibe coding," a phrase used to describe the act of relying on AI-generated suggestions and intuitive prompting rather than manual programming. Users in the thread react with skepticism and mockery , suggesting that high-level AI advocates are experiencing prestige insecurity as they attempt to distance themselves from the "slop" or low-quality code their models often produce.
View originalTraditional software engineering is effectively dead . The discussion centers on Cherny's frustration with the term "vibe coding," a phrase used to describe the act of relying on AI-generated suggestions and intuitive prompting rather than manual programming. Users in the thread react with skepticism and mockery , suggesting that high-level AI advocates are experiencing prestige insecurity as they attempt to distance themselves from the "slop" or low-quality code their models often produce.
- Published
- May 25, 2026
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