Stop Vibe Coding. Start Cyborg Coding
a year ago
- #coding-practices
- #software-development
- #AI-collaboration
- Critique of 'vibe coding' as an instinct-driven, unstructured approach to software development.
- Introduction of 'Cyborg Coding' as a human-AI collaborative approach to building software.
- Rejection of the 'lone genius' myth in favor of teamwork, process, and machine collaboration.
- Explanation of Cyborg Coding as augmentation of human creativity with AI, not replacement.
- Emphasis on the importance of judgment, ethics, and design in the coding process.
- Advocacy for using AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot as accelerators, not crutches.
- Description of Cyborg Coding practices: AI for edge cases, boilerplate, and pair programming.
- Call to action for more engineers and designers, fewer hackers and mystics in software development.