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Ask HN: What's your vibe coding setup, what does it cost, and how's it going?

My experience with "vibe coding" (defined below) hasn't been as good as what others report on HN.

If you’ve done vibe coding, I’d love to hear about your setup — and how it’s working for you. Feel free to respond using the format below:

Use case: [What you're building or doing with vibe coding] Tool used: [Name(s) of AI assistant(s) or platform(s)] Cost in \$: [Amount] Cost frequency: [per day / week / month] Cost includes: [subscription / API costs / both] Satisfaction: [Of the tasks you give to the AI, what percentage are completed to your satisfaction?] Usefulness: [Overall, how useful do you find vibe coding?] Definition based on Andrej Karpathy via Simon Willison’s post ([https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/6/andrej-karpathy/](https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/6/andrej-karpathy/))

Vibe coding is a style of software development characterized by a highly conversational, low-effort interaction with AI coding assistants (such as ChatGPT, Cursor, or Copilot), where the developer delegates most of the implementation details to the model. Instead of writing code manually, the developer gives natural language prompts — often vague or imprecise — and accepts the AI’s output with minimal review or editing.

The workflow typically involves:

- Asking for small, iterative changes (“reduce padding”, “fix this error”)

- Relying on the AI to understand intent and generate or modify code

- Copy-pasting error messages without explanation and letting the AI fix them

- Rarely reading diffs or digging into code unless something breaks

- Prioritizing speed and exploration over precision or deep understanding

Vibe coding is often used for prototypes, side projects, or creative experimentation — situations where quick results matter more than long-term maintainability or code clarity. It represents a shift from manual programming to prompt-based software shaping, where the developer becomes more of a director than a coder.

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Over the past few weeks, I’ve spoken with several VCs who confidently claim that companies won’t need to hire anyone in the next year or two because AI will handle everything.

Even Bill Gates recently said we might all be out of work soon and won’t need to do anything in an "age of abundance."

How much of this is hype vs. reality?

Which jobs are likely to be completely eliminated by AI and which ones are likely to survive or even thrive?

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