'Vibe coded' becomes an insult — Willison, DHH and Linux kernel converge on one rule: own the review
alvelda · x · 2026-11-10
"Vibe coded" is turning into the internet's favorite insult. One security engineer with 10+ years of experience is pushing back: he builds with Claude Code, but every change is planned, reviewed by a second agent, and tested by him.
RoundtableSpace rounds up the positions:
- Simon Willison: code that's reviewed and understood isn't vibe coding;
- DHH: 37signals has gone "pencils down" on hand-written code;
- The Linux kernel accepts AI-assisted code when a human takes responsibility.
alvelda's takeaway: the real test is whether the code was planned, reviewed, and tested by someone who owns it — own the review and the label stops sticking.
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