As a programmer, i use AI the same way i use documentation, code review or stack overflow threads: as input, not authority. if someone didn't care about the long-term maintainability or potential of my application, they would've vibe-coded it. it's like youtube shorts, they want a quick viral moment and move on to chase the next one, but i want to make a service that works. and i admit that i don't know everything and there's a limit to what i know, but i can think, even if i think i'm stupid, so i have to get help from somewhere and that's okay to admit. it does make me feel guilt, as ai becomes impervient and more useful at sloppifying everything. now this doesn't justify other uses of AI (in art, music, and of course, vibecoding and etc) and i'm only talking specifically about using AI as a tool for programming, not as a MEANS. this is my program after all, even if there are some "generated lines" within, because at the end of the day it's my responsibility if something goes wrong, and a vibecoder isn't capable of taking on such responsibility. Look at Microsoft for example, they generate most of their code with AI these days.. and Windows is a.. mess. Audit what AI gives you, and if it stands the test of time without becoming a nuisance for your users, keep it.
If anything, I don't want to "cut corners" for a quick buck, I'm genuinely asking for help because I want to make a better, unique, defensible, robust and long-lasting product. The rest I can do it myself. I don't care about money nor i have financial incentives, because if I did, you wouldn't be reading this. this project is allowed to be imperfect as long as I can explain every decision. and no, no one called me out. it's just i see vibecoder culture, and AI slop and the reputation of AI in general.. and some of the nuance is lost. and i admit i did sin of this in the past. and this is fine to admit. i do wanna be held accountable for the things im doing, did and going to do, it's my whole point to begin with
I can't change the past, but i can work it to make it better.. 2025 was a transition year, i think for the most part i was still me from the past but there was a slow change of heart. saying this outloud also makes me guilty because it feels performative af but im just venting my thoughts to the void.