The kids are alright
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A defense of new developers using AI tools, arguing that beginner mistakes are timeless and not caused by AI. The author draws parallels to past moral panics over StackOverflow, Google, package managers, and dynamic languages. Vibe coding is reframed as exploratory programming that has always existed. The real takeaway: as AI lowers the cost to produce code, investment in safety nets like code reviews and testing must increase proportionally.
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