About whether AI-assisted "vibe coding" is the next industrial revolution.
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Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether AI-assisted "vibe coding" is the next industrial revolution.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
I recommend "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson. Small artisanal shops before the industrial revolution produced some of the absolutely, truly worst products (poisonous food for example) imaginable (fantastic things, too, of course).
We like to hate on bland industrial mass-produced stuff nowadays but it wasn't all great before.
Before I accept that AI is the next industrial revolution I'd like to see actual, superior, production ready software churned out at a quality the average human developer cannot match. Not just toy products or pelikans on bicycles. Wake me up when AI can one-shot something equivalent to Wordpress in quality and scope. Otherwise it's just another tool in the toolbelt for developers.
Update: Sorry not really sure if I'm mixing up the book with another one. Was a long time ago...