The piece draws a parallel between the cultural shift in online dating and a similar shift happening in software development terminology. It recalls how early internet dating - OKCupid, eHarmony, Match.com - relied on long profiles and carried social stigma, which faded as swiping apps like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble normalized meeting people online. That normalization also generated discomfort about ceding social processes to corporations, but ultimately changed the default meaning of “dating” to imply app use.
Applied to programming, “vibe coding” is presented as the label for coding done exclusively through AI agents rather than a human writing most of the code. As agentic AI reduces the need for human hand-holding, the distinction between human-driven coding and AI-driven workflows is eroding. The author is optimistic that humans will remain in the loop to supply intent and oversight, yet insists AI assistance will become ubiquitous; once everyone codes with AI by default, “vibe coding” will feel quaint and simply be called “coding,” much like “Internet dating” did.
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