Unfortunately, no, not when you are dealing with user data. You don't own that and you don't deserve to be reckless with it just because you're paying for the hardware and bandwidth.
> Make a dumb thing, take your hands off the wheel, have fun
This is why we need licensing for software developers:
When you're building a service that has actual users, with actual data, and tangible consequences when it fails, "take your hands off the wheel, have fun" is fundamentally dangerous.
Or, to put it differently: It's totally fine for some kids to build a treehouse. They might even get hurt. But, when it comes to dams and bridges, there is a reason why the people who design those need to get a license.
that’s clearly not the danger. make a dumb thing that takes user input (including PII or maybe other protected data), then put it online and charge people to use it without vetting it for security? No, let’s not encourage that.
I like how every reply to you is the same, nuance doesn't exist, and we're all working on missile guidance systems and pacemaker firmware.
There's such a wide range of software. There's plenty of space for an amateur to do some creative vibe coding. What's the point of the scolding and hand wringing?
Given the fact that the post mentions an actual company with actual users that was seemingly vibe coded, I don't think anyone pointing out that this is reckless is conflating anything here. It seems like some are better than others at reading from context though, clearly.
Absolutely agree with this observation. And I think it’s a great outcome.
The vibe coding Reddit (http://reddit.com/r/vibecoding) already contains the full spectrum of “first time trying to code” to “just rolled my own custom GPT to optimize this.”
It is still funny. Even if eventually we get there, Jevons Paradox is an observation, not a predictable market strategy. I wouldn't want to depend on it for making decisions.
Long term bullish as always, but tech leaders are behaving in cringeworthy ways right now.
I wonder if instead of Jevon's paradox, we will get Wirth's law (which states that software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster) applied to AI - meaning that instead of using existing battle-tested software, people will be more inclined to roll their own crappy versions, as the cost of building your own stuff is lower.
Well, using all computing power on AI is definitely not as bad as using it on the latest crazy crypto coin that has no value for society.
But the problem for NVDA is that they charge too much for it. I'm pretty sure that other companies, maybe the Chinese, will commoditize GPUs is not so distant future.
I'm willing to bet that Satya loves this. Microsoft's business model relies on AI getting cheaper and commoditized. Paying gazillions to OpenAI can hardly be fun for Microsoft.
2006 was peak "Great Moderation," where there hadn't been any serious financial crises since the 80s. The consensus wisdom was that many of the policies of the 80s & 90s, particularly around inflation and reducing uncertainty, had made financial crises almost obsolete.
It seems dark today given that we know the outcome, but I'm sure at the time, Comic Sans seemed appropriate for a set of tools that they thought likely would never be used. Or maybe it indicates a certain hubris undone within about 18 months.
Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) standardizes how AI apps connect to private data sources, making it easier to build agent-like systems. This walkthrough shows how to quickly wire up an MCP server with Fireproof to manage a to-do list through natural language commands, demonstrating how local state and AI models can cleanly integrate.
You did a no-SQL, you did a serverless, you did a micro-services. This makes it abundantly clear you do not understand the nature of your architectural patterns and the multiplicity of your offenses.
Yeah, that seems like an ideal application for Fireproof. I just built a RAG application for cannabis retail data and we could have benefited from some of the realtime support.
I promise you don't have to actually care about the financial earnings of the fast food industry to find this podcast dedicated to business case studies of McDonald's totally captivating.
Business journalists usually stay at arms length from the industries they cover. This guy actually applied for a job at Mickey D's and reports from the front line. (Back of house too.)
This show is weirdly compelling. McDonald's is the key to understanding America.
Do whatever you want. That’s an option too.
Make a dumb thing, take your hands off the wheel, have fun. It’s your computer.