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spike021last Tuesday at 8:03 PM0 repliesview on HN

I find vibe coding similar to visiting a country where I don't know the local language very well.

Usually that requires saying something, seeing if the other person understands what I'm saying, and occasionally repeating myself in a different way.

It can be real tiring when I'm with friends who only speak the other language so we're both using translator tools and basically repeating that loop up to 2-3 hours.

I've found the same situation with vibe coding. Especially when the model misunderstands what I want or starts going off on a tangent. sometimes it's easier to edit the original query or an earlier step in the flow and re-write it for a better result.