From HyperCard to Vibe Coding
a year ago
- #Web Development
- #Nostalgia
- #Coding Evolution
- Recollection of early internet days (GeoCities era, '97) with manually crafted websites and basic tools like AOL.
- Comparison between Internet 1.0 (human-crafted, small web) and modern web (AI-driven, corporate platforms).
- Personal journey from scavenging code snippets to building a Frogger clone in Macromedia Director, leading to early career opportunities.
- Evolution through web development challenges (IE issues, jQuery, async/await, TypeScript) and exploration of multiple programming languages and frameworks.
- Unexpected career loops: from childhood tinkering to professional achievements like security bounties and art exhibitions.
- Introduction to 'Vibe Coding' with modern coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, Aider) as collaborative tools, emphasizing rules and boundaries.
- Future speculation on the impact of near-zero concept-to-compile time, shifting focus from 'how' to 'why' in coding.