With the rise of LLM systems (or “AI” as they are annoying called), the term “vibe coding” is all the rage recently. So I wondered, how does vibe coding work with BASIC?

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An experiment testing AI-assisted coding (vibe coding) with Atari BASIC reveals significant limitations. While ChatGPT successfully handled simple tasks like Hello World and basic graphics, it struggled with more complex programs, producing syntax errors and incorrect code that required extensive manual correction. The author concludes that vibe coding works poorly with legacy languages like BASIC due to limited training data and the need for platform-specific knowledge like PEEK/POKE operations.

I tried vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well