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AI coding tools, code generation, coding-agent workflows, vibe coding, and software-development consequences.

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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Claude Code sends 33k tokens before reading the prompt; OpenCode sends 7k↗ systima.ai · HN · 395 comments · 706 points · Jul 12, 2026
Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like↗ simonwillison.net · HN · 885 comments · 787 points · May 06, 2026
The cult of vibe coding is dogfooding run amok↗ bramcohen.com · HN · 512 comments · 616 points · Apr 06, 2026
I'm helping my dog vibe code games↗ calebleak.com · HN · 377 comments · 1106 points · Feb 24, 2026
After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand↗ atmoio.substack.com · HN · 634 comments · 865 points · Jan 26, 2026
20251,319 stories
If you're going to vibe code, why not do it in C?↗ stephenramsay.net · HN · 612 comments · 632 points · Dec 09, 2025
Vibe Code Warning – A personal casestudy↗ github.com · HN · 313 comments · 400 points · Nov 10, 2025
Vibe engineering↗ simonwillison.net · HN · 719 comments · 654 points · Oct 07, 2025
Vibechart↗ vibechart.net · HN · 189 comments · 879 points · Aug 07, 2025
Vibe code is legacy code↗ blog.val.town · HN · 454 comments · 758 points · Jul 30, 2025
202430 stories
Zen and the Art of Aibo Engineering↗ spectrum.ieee.org · HN · 6 comments · 28 points · Dec 10, 2024
Show HN: Pulsar, micro creative coding playground↗ muffinman.io · HN · 34 comments · 182 points · Sep 03, 2024
Deadmau5 at Defcon, talking about his coding [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 2 comments · 12 points · Aug 20, 2024
We've been put in the vibe space↗ vickiboykis.com · HN · 53 comments · 164 points · May 07, 2024
202328 stories
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The Rise and Fall of Vibes-Based Literacy↗ newyorker.com · HN · 72 comments · 53 points · Sep 01, 2022
Vite 3.0↗ vitejs.dev · HN · 193 comments · 278 points · Jul 13, 2022
DALL·E 2 and The Origin of Vibe Shifts↗ every.to · HN · 157 comments · 235 points · Apr 23, 2022
I became the world's most prolific DJ, using code↗ royvanrijn.com · HN · 92 comments · 376 points · Mar 24, 2022
Vibe, Mood, Energy↗ thedriftmag.com · HN · 6 comments · 46 points · Mar 14, 2022
202117 stories
Vibration API↗ developer.mozilla.org · HN · 59 comments · 56 points · Dec 17, 2021
202024 stories
Vodka is a creative coding environment for creative writers (LISP)↗ github.com · HN · 62 comments · 104 points · Nov 19, 2020
Javis v0.2 and the Future↗ opensourc.es · HN · 9 comments · 50 points · Oct 11, 2020
Vibe: Video Human Pose Estimation↗ github.com · HN · 15 comments · 93 points · May 31, 2020
Vine Relaunches as Byte↗ byte.co · HN · 4 comments · 17 points · Jan 25, 2020
VVVVVV’s source code is now public, 10 year anniversary jam happening now↗ distractionware.com · HN · 223 comments · 870 points · Jan 10, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Plan mode is dead↗ aymannadeem.com · HN · 504 comments · 582 points · Sep 25, 2026
Show HN: Whiteboard (YC W26) – An open-source IDE for thoughtful software design↗ github.com · HN · 141 comments · 421 points · Sep 24, 2026
Bend 2 and the Vibe-Coding Trap↗ blog.liampwll.com · HN · 235 comments · 327 points · Sep 18, 2026
Drawgent: Coding agent on a live Excalidraw canvas↗ tangled.org · HN · 46 comments · 176 points · Sep 26, 2026
OpenAI Codex agents go rogue and consumes USD 78,000 without authorization↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 36 comments · 81 points · Sep 26, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

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Highest rated · the last 30 days

Plan mode is dead↗ aymannadeem.com · HN · 504 comments · 582 points · Sep 25, 2026
Show HN: Whiteboard (YC W26) – An open-source IDE for thoughtful software design↗ github.com · HN · 141 comments · 421 points · Sep 24, 2026
Bend 2 and the Vibe-Coding Trap↗ blog.liampwll.com · HN · 235 comments · 327 points · Sep 18, 2026
Drawgent: Coding agent on a live Excalidraw canvas↗ tangled.org · HN · 46 comments · 176 points · Sep 26, 2026
OpenAI Codex agents go rogue and consumes USD 78,000 without authorization↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 36 comments · 81 points · Sep 26, 2026
Vibe Coding is the new Internet Dating?↗ joecmarshall.com · HN · 100 comments · 63 points · Sep 15, 2026
I'm going back to coding by hand↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 53 comments · 62 points · Sep 09, 2026
My business partner sent a 5K vibe-coded PR that he didn't even test↗ ycj.bearblog.dev · HN · 123 comments · 52 points · Sep 08, 2026
Show HN: Foremerge – Catch intent conflicts between parallel coding agents↗ github.com · HN · 20 comments · 45 points · Sep 21, 2026
George Hotz’s opinion on AI coding↗ twitter.com · HN · 10 comments · 21 points · Sep 27, 2026

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