Just because Linus Torvalds vibe codes doesn't mean it's a good idea

Opinion Vibe coding got a big boost when everyone's favorite open source programmer, Linux's Linus Torvalds, said he'd been using Google's Antigravity LLM on his toy program AudioNoise, which he uses to create "random digital audio effects" using his "random guitar pedal board design."

This is not exactly Linux or even Git, his other famous project, in terms of the level of work. Still, many people reacted to Torvalds' vibe coding as "wow!" It's certainly noteworthy, but has the case for vibe coding really changed?

With vibe coding, the "programmer" describes their requirements in natural language to an AI model. The LLM then generates the code. Unlike AI pair‑programming tools that assume a human will read and refine every line, in vibe coding, you accept the AI's output largely as‑is and iterate by rerunning and adjusting prompts rather than editing the code ...