'I accidentally closed my VSCode code window and never had to open it again' — the vibe coding IDE joke
nptacek · x · 2026-10-16
IceSolst's viral quip: 'Idk what an IDE is anymore. I once accidentally closed the VSCode window showing the code, and never had to open it again' — poking fun at how agent-driven coding workflows have made the code editor itself optional.
Nathan Lambert (Allen AI) reposted it in agreement, capturing a widespread sentiment about how AI is reshaping developer tooling.
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