Just because Linus Torvalds vibe codes doesn't mean it's a good idea(theregister.com)
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Just because Linus Torvalds vibe codes doesn't mean it's a good idea
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/linus_torvalds_vibe_coding/?td=rt-3a
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What you describe is not really vibe coding.
We recognize slop because it's slop. Just because a bunch of people are submitting slop to open source projects doesn't mean that AI can only generate slop.
His argument is basically a tautology "People who don't know how to code write bad code. Therefore, tools that help people who don't know how to code produce bad code"
His argument is basically a tautology "People who don't know how to code write bad code. Therefore, tools that help people who don't know how to code produce bad code"
Now, would I ask Claude to write the memory-allocator code that ran things in the first place? Hell no. But it was a very useful tool to use as a souped-up search engine that summarised the results and turn them into a bash script for me that displayed the info I needed.