A complete noob learns to blink an LED with AI: humbling, and hardware can't be vibe-coded
TimoBuilds_ · x · 2026-09-09
- Inspired by takes that AI is killing software while hardware stays valuable, a complete noob tried learning embedded hardware from scratch with AI.
- Asking AI for the most basic lesson (blinking an LED) turned out to be a humbling experience, requiring loads of back-and-forth questions before finally getting it to work.
- Takeaway: hardware may be the only thing that can't be vibe-coded in minutes, a stark contrast to AI-accelerated software development.
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