[tomxor]

Thanks :D I like working with people who appreciate simple solutions.

This sort of response to complex solutions used to be more prevalent on HN. When I got downvoted I was like "..this is the end isn't it" :P Maybe the unix way is a dying strategy IDK, but you give me hope.

> FWIW, I think this project was vibe coded with an LLM, but if it works, it works, so it makes no difference to me.

I did not realise that, I'd be far more worried about running it than most human coded projects out of fear of it doing something destructive. Not that humans don't make mistakes, but at least they have a mental model and intent. I suppose it depends on the definition of "vibe coded" I've heard some people talk about sending the LLM off into a loop and then trying to use the result, whereas if you are just using it as a more powerful autocomplete and playing captain then that's a lot better.

[johnisgood]

Yeah, I am surprised that you would get downvoted for this. Seriously though. A simple yet effective solution. What is wrong with that?! This is what programmers used to do. :(

As for the LLM part: I have written a couple of projects with the help of LLMs and it works perfectly! I know what I wanted it to do and how, and I did extensive testing, and I am familiar with the whole code, of course. The problem arises when people who "vibe code" do not have the knowledge to begin with. It ended up writing code that I would write because of me. :D It just wrote it quicker, that is all. Ultimately I would have written the same code, but it would have taken me a bit more time because I would have had to read documentation first (which I do not mind, I love doing it).