Blind vibe coding: lessons from working with an infernal language
There’s a world of difference between Andrej Karpathy’s vibe coding and the kind you’d see from most product managers. The former understands what the machine is doing under the hood. The latter talks about specs without understanding the inner workings of the product increment. A better name for that workflow would be “blind vibe coding”. It’s hard to overstate just how different non-techies talk to their Cursor agent. From the original prompt to the intermediate feedback, a technical background makes everything easier, more informed and better. It’s tough to put myself in the shoes of those who lack those technical chops. ...