When Your AI Feels Like a Junior Dev: The Growing Pains of Vibe Coding Tools
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When Your AI Feels Like a Junior Dev: The Growing Pains of Vibe Coding Tools
Introduction
Have you jumped on the "vibe coding" bandwagon yet? If you haven't heard, vibe coding is all about coding alongside AI assistants like Cursor and Claude. These tools promise to make your coding smoother, faster, and maybe even a bit more fun. Sounds great, right?
Well, mostly. The reality is, sometimes my AI sidekick feels less like an expert coder and more like that enthusiastic junior dev fresh out of bootcamp. They're eager, helpful, and… prone to rookie mistakes.
Let me dive into some entertaining real-world examples showing how my vibe coding tools sometimes patch symptoms instead of truly solving problems.