alt Hacker NewsI tried to vibe code a technical not so popular niche and failed. Then I broke down the problem as much as I could and presented the problem in clearer terms and Gemini provided working code in just a few attempts. I know this is an anecdote, but try to break down the problem you have in simpler terms and it may work. Niche industry specific frameworks are a little difficult to work with in vibe code mode. But if you put in a little effort, AI seems to be faster than writing code all on your own.
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> I know this is an anecdote, but try to break down the problem you have in simpler terms
This should be the first thing you try. Something to keep in mind is that AI is just a tool for munging long strings of text. It's not really intelligent and it doesn't have a crystal ball.
It's called problem decomposition and agentic coding systems do some of this by themselves now: generate a plan, break the tasks into subgoals, implement first subgoal, test if it works, continue.
Breaking down a problem in simpler terms that a computer can understand is called coding. I don’t need a layer of unpredictability in between.