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One of other authors he links to[0] brags that he's released 10 projects in the past month, like "Super Xtreme Mapper, a high-end, professional MIDI mapping software for professional DJs", which has 4 stars on Github. Despite the "high-end, professional...for professional" description, literally no one is going to use it, because this guy can't [be trusted to] maintain this software. Even if Claude Code is doing all the work, adding all the features, and fixing all the bugs, someone has to issue the command to do that work, and to foot the bill. This guy is just spraying code around and snorting digital coke.

There is plausibly something here with AI-generated code but as always, the value is not in the first release but in the years of maintenance and maturation that makes it something you can use and invest in. The problem with AI is that it's giving these people hyper-ADHD, they can't commit to anything, and no one will use vibe-coded tools--I'm betting not even themselves after a month.

[0] https://nraford7.github.io/road-runner-economy/

parent saulpw 9 months ago

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