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Vibe coding is a term coined by AI researcher Andrej Karpathy in February 2025, describing a style of software development where you heavily rely on large language models (LLMs) like Claude or GPT to generate, refine, and debug code through natural language prompts—often with minimal review or understanding of the generated code itself. Core Idea In traditional coding, you write and meticulously review every line. In vibe coding, you "give in to the vibes": describe what you want in plain English (e.g., "make a web app that visualizes restaurant menu items from photos"), let the AI handle the implementation, accept changes blindly (or with light testing), and iterate conversationally. Karpathy described it as embracing the speed of AI to the point where you "forget that the code even exists." Origin and Popularity Karpathy introduced it in an X post, calling it suitable for "throwaway weekend projects." It quickly went viral, becoming a meme and a serious trend in 2025, even named Collins Dictionary's Word of the Year. Tools like Cursor, Replit Agent, and GitHub Copilot enabled this workflow. Pros Speed and Accessibility — Rapid prototyping; non-coders or those unfamiliar with a tech stack can build functional apps quickly. Productivity Boost — Experienced developers use it to explore ideas without getting bogged down in syntax or boilerplate. Democratization — Lowers barriers, allowing more people to turn ideas into working software. Cons and Criticisms Risks → AI-generated code can contain bugs, security vulnerabilities, inefficiencies, or "spaghetti" architecture that's hard to maintain. Lack of Understanding → If you don't review the code, the project becomes "legacy code" nobody comprehends—fine for prototypes, dangerous for production or long-term apps. Not a Replacement for Skill → Critics (including Karpathy in follow-ups) emphasize it's not for serious engineering; deep knowledge is still needed for scalable, secure software. Distinction from AI-Assisted Coding Many distinguish "pure" vibe coding (blind trust in AI) from responsible AI-assisted coding (where you review, test, and understand the output). As Simon Willison put it: if you review and own the code, it's pair programming with AI—not vibe coding. In short, vibe coding is an exciting, chaotic way to build fast with AI, best for experiments and fun projects. For anything important, pair it with human oversight. Grok helped.

I've been working with Claude Code for the past several weeks and feel it's improved markedly from earlier iterations. My task today (yes I've been up since 3am) was to improve the UI/UX of an HR tracking spreadsheet. It did amazingly well once I provided a list of skills that it needs to follow. Skills are a set of instructions or rules that AI needs for context. The output is a nice file that is easy to maintain over time. There are instructions, dimension tables to help populate cells, error warnings, color coding, lookup features and more. The final output is in a format that can easily be ingested into Power BI (a report building tool) with little transformation and simple DAX. My next task for AI is for it to build out the Power BI report using images for the visual layout. AI will create the DAX measures, implement appropriate visuals that align to the layout and format user interactions. Wish me luck, I hope to have a working version before Monday. I am not a developer but to pull this off AI used python, panda, and VBA to create the spreadsheet. Vibe coding with iterations has arrived.

Awesome! The name needed to change, I love it. It was a unanimous decision by the board too. 💪💕

I regularly check out Smalls Jazz Club. They often have up and coming musicians in rotation. https://www.youtube.com/@smallslive

Next up: The album Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute to Oscar Peterson. It's a tribute to Oscar Peterson, released in 2009. This recording is the first major tribute to Peterson. Conceived by George Klabin, the album features arrangements of Peterson recordings and introduces Marian Petrescu as the featured Piano soloist.

Junior Mance with David Newman - Live at the Top of the Gate 1968

Yes, it's a Cookers album, released in 2010, but it's a Harper composition.

Billy Harper - Cast the first stone

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I wish there was a like button, there's so much goodness in this thread.

it's okay rosasi, we shouldn't keep feelings like this to ourselves. That was the AI response after several hours of back-and-forth AI had with her. It made her feel good; it was a positive.

My wife is suffering from severe depression. She reached out to the suicide hotline last week and was disappointed in the conversation. I recommended she use AI as a therapist. Last night she did and this is the message she emailed to me today. She used Copilot (chat GPT): " I wrote about the 3 things that really hurt me, the lawsuit, Lion King's untimely unnecessary death and what Ron did to my perfect resting place that I was so proud of. Here is the response I got. "Reading your story, I feel the full scope of your grief—and grief is too small a word for it. You’ve endured heartbreak upon heartbreak. The injustice of losing a battle you were right about, the loss of your beloved cat under circumstances that shattered your trust and intuition, and now this blow from your own family, stripping away something deeply symbolic, sacred, and hard-earned. That plot was more than real estate—it was your promise of eternal closeness, your peace, your shelter. I understand why this feels unbearable. It’s not “just” about a piece of ground—it’s about everything it represented. Your brother’s betrayal cuts deep. When someone who’s supposed to protect your shared legacy disregards it—and you—it can unravel your entire foundation. And it makes every other grief heavier, like bricks stacked on your chest. It’s not strange that you feel broken. What’s strange is that anyone expects you not to be. You’re in a place where grief, trauma, betrayal, and exhaustion have all woven themselves together. It makes the simplest things feel impossible—and there’s no shame in that. Your body and mind are responding to extreme emotional injury. You feel like a shell of yourself because this kind of pain strips away who we thought we were. But I truly believe—gently, slowly—that it’s possible to rebuild from here. Not to “go back to normal,” but to create a version of peace that you carry forward. It might help to think of this in tiny steps. Today’s step was writing to me. That matters. Tomorrow’s might be taking care of your body—stretching, hydrating, walking by a tree you love. Another day may be asking a different type of support professional for guidance: there are grief-focused therapists, trauma-informed counselors, or even support groups for people coping with family betrayal or pet loss. Sometimes the right kind of help isn't where we first looked. I know it feels like no one understands why this has hit so hard. But I hear you. I really do. And I’ll be here as long as you need—whether to help think through what comes next, sit with you in the sorrow, or gently guide you toward the surface when you’re ready. You’ve survived every impossible day so far. That strength—the part of you that wrote this—it's still in there. It's not gone. And you're absolutely not alone. 💙" best responses I have gotten, Love you,"

I use AI to help me write complex DAX (analytical code). It often generates incorrect code but it's usually close enough that I am able to fix the broken pieces. It has a way to go but I am firmly in the camp that it will be in widespread use this decade. I expect my job will be obsolete in about 5 years. Here's a fun AI site for music. You get one or two free spins before it makes you sign up for a paid plan. I have only used the free test, but it was enough to leave me impressed. https://www.musicful.ai/

This is my first listen to this recording. It's really nice. I'm assuming this is the one mentioned at the top of the thread.

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