I’m unsure, if this is the right community for this, but I’m really curious about agenic vibe coding for hobby projects. As in: I have trouble gasping the reasoning behind it, especially given it’s current prevalence.

I really like programming to the point of creating a lot of what I’d label “art for noone”. I’m also tangentially interested in ML ever since reading the DeepDream papers.

But, the whole “agentic” hobby stuff feels weird to me. I just don’t get why anyone would give their hobby project over to a machine. I get that people use is for work. I even understand how someone may want to sell slop for a quick buck, even if I hate that idea.

But your personal hobby game project? Why would I have a computer do my hobby for me?

Even not minding the ethical questions. I genuienly don’t get it. And worse, I feel like a lot of people vibe coding their hobby away, are not even interested in the technology, outside of getting it do their hobby.

I know this comes over a bit critiquey, perhaps because it is a little. But mostly I’m dumb founded. Thanks for any insights. Please don’t meat-proxy.

Edit: Just want to mention, I read and appreciate all comments. I just find my own replies sound too harsh, and I don’t want to discourage anyone from weighing in. Thank you!

  • pech@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I’ve always been fascinated by computers could use them well, build them, and even fully switched to Linux about 6 years ago, but had several false starts in trying to learn programming.

    When I heard about being able to run my own locally, I thought I could give it all the No Starch Press ebooks I had accumulated and have it teach me the basics of coding and python. I liked the idea because I could plausibly ask it the same questions or to explain concepts in different ways without feeling like I was being annoying.

    As it turns out, building my own AI/ML/LLM oriented homelab became the hobby. Buying sxm2 GPUs, mezzanines and cabling, modeling and printing structural members to support these weird components in my open air frame, and ultimately becoming a full blown nixOS zealot to functionally stitch it all together.

    I look at it like throwing pottery. The agent gives me the initial lump of clay and I can break/iterate/question and eventually shape the design as part of the refining process as I begin to understand what the smaller pieces need to do.