> I constantly read these amazing stories of people vibe-coding some firmware/driver that just works, and honestly I’m starting to question whether I’m reading the posts of some promotional bot.

No, it just works after a few iterations.

And you'd know this if you would use AI instead of working in a text editor with markup.

To each their own, and I understand if working by hand is more fun for you.

But in my opinion you guys don't get to make strong claims about the quality of works that make heavy use of AI.

You don't have the experience, and I bet neither does the guy who wrote the article about it being essential to handwrite all the code after planning. The arguments about the environment and sustainability do not seem relevant.

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