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True to the spirit of self hosting, I host lots OSS web app myself both in my VPSes in my signature and also in my own homelab.
However, these past few days I've been playing around with vibe coding to code some specific apps that do not have their OSS alternative. Very niche use cases and so far only 2 apps. Each one of them does one thing only (sort of).
I'd say this week around, idk, almost an hour a day? That put me in the 5-8 hours / week.
Is it hard to "vibe code"? Not at all. Maybe sysadmin and devops (mainly handle ops though) experience did help me
Do they work? Yup absolutely
CI/CD? Overkill
Unit test? None
Security? You betcha just prompt "follows best practice and ensure security is top notch" lol. Never gonna host them on the open internet in the first place.
As long as it works 🤷♂️
Who needs more than 8 bit, right?
But its just 2026. Reply me in year 2038.
For stuff that only takes 500 lines of Python, and isn't going to face the public, AI is great. For everything else, it is the quickest route to your P45 / pink slip / other regional equivalent.
Have a read of this and then let's discuss again in 2028, after a couple of years of LLMs being trained on LLM produced code:
https://medium.com/@drsgunderson/ai-model-collapse-the-digital-mad-cow-disease-e74fce4dfd5d
Currently use Gemini 3, with studio and Claude for final audit and enhancement. Usual workflow is vscode, use web based Claude or Gemini Studio to copy paste the code each time. I purposefully avoid agents, to get deeper understanding of what I do. Worked well for me, and know what features lies where in case of a big fixing. Currently finished a product and integrating with front end (Front end coded by a human developer, so that i can test entire backend while integration). occasionally use chatgpt for research.
But we need that future super intelligence to clean the mess being created now, what do you mean it may never arrive, humans alone will never be able to tame the huge technical debt that is being created by AI.
If that future super intelligence does not arrive then vibe coding will be doomed.
I tried to vibe code my vibe coding set up, and I don’t know if it ever set itself up
Was referring to the replacing human developers.
It will. Very.
Today firms need 10 software dev, next year only 3 needed.
The other 7 will be kicked and flipping burger on the street.
Thanks to AI. You get my point.
It's usually like that for me aswell. By the way I know this is out of topic, but your avatar, is that SongMi?
David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails and co-founder of 37 Signals compared AI's current coding capabilities to "a flickering light bulb" -- total darkness punctuated by moments of clarity before going pitch black again.
Hansson further said that AI still can't produce code as well as most junior programmers he's worked with.
100% production quality (with unit/integration tests and all) vibe coding without installing/setup anything: just use github copilot with Claude Opus 4.5.
Check this out: https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/7318
The current SOTA (Claude Opus 4.5) is a solid L4, if you know how to communicate (prompt). It wouldn't make sense for startups to hire unproven (no portfolios) juniors now. OTOH, it's much easier than before for juniors to learn via AI, create their portfolios or start their own business.
In the short-term there will be fewer jobs for software developers, but it won't last because LLM-generated code looks a lot like LLM images and text.
Most people can easily spot the errors in text and images, but even experts miss errors in code so it isn't a coincidence that these two stories appeared barely 6 months apart.
Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company’s code was written by AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/microsoft-ceo-says-up-to-30-of-the-companys-code-was-written-by-ai/
Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/windows11/microsoft-finally-admits-almost-all-major-windows-11-core-features-are-broken/4475930
At the moment companies are falling for the hype, and Microsoft are especially high on their own farts right now, but once the AI bubble bursts the demand for competent software developers will be higher than it's ever been.
These days anyone can start a business, two viable options that come to mind immediately:
1) Start Your Own Business by Partnering with Claude Opus.
2) Start Your Own Business by Becoming an Amway IBO.
Pick one... or both, barrier to entry is so low that you can have it any way you want.
Yes you just have to buy 2 trazillion tokens from an obscure startup somewhere in eastern europe, preferably without any vpn or you'll be blocked from the service, they'll also need your ss number and home address for delivery. That is just for the 7$ vps, for the doll they just need a delivery address and paypal will be fine.
Memotech's last breath
AI wont put actual developers out of a job, the technology behind it can't replace actual human brains, no matter how 'advanced' the models become, it does not possess human understanding and therefore cannot replace human reasoning or judgment. NLP models operate through statistical pattern recognition rather than genuine comprehension, which limits their ability to replace human intelligence.
Matrixes and vectors are key to the core functionality, therefore its just a very very fance if else loop, somewhat. It is still, however, a very cool piece of technology, but it can't be made smarter because of this underlying system.
AI will however, for many companies, eliminate the need for junior developers, and this is the actual real problem.
Interesting point you made there. I can imagine their portfolios full with yolo vibe projects.
Not only do I not vibe code, but if I get the feeling that someone else is vibe coding, I generally stay away from their crap. If I see a hosting provider is vibe coding, there has to be an exceptionally-good reason for me to not discount them straight away. Likewise if I see AI slop art on their site.
And god forbid I see an em dash in a code comment...
Nah dude https://state.gl is totally real. I can't believe they've released the website before it's even officially a State!
off the topic dude
Working from vibes alone is fun. Obviously you want more than that for production. But take what I did yesterday for my fun time:
I gave Claude root to an entirely empty server and gave it a vision of making my perfect server for running a collection of self-hosted SaaS alternative apps (NextCloud, etc). I wanted it to code a beautiful and dynamic custom dashboard and everything to be hidden behind Tailscale.
And the crazy bastard just hops on the box, creates my dream, and is like "What next boss?"
Please be careful using AI to code or manage anything in production. If you don't have the knowledge to read what it writes, it's an incredibly fun toy but it should stop there if you have any plans of managing any sensitive data. But don't underestimate how fun that toy is.
Not really, since the entire site was made using like 1 main prompt and then 4 or 5 follow ups.
I really don't know what greenland has to do with ai adoption???
The site is satire. Generated completely with AI. 1 prompt along the lines of "Make a satirical but official looking State government website claiming Greenland as the 51st State." isn't that vibe coding? A few follow up prompts for some additional pages and boom. A site triggering Danes and Americans alike.
Oh okay, i dint realise it was an ai vibe coding project. It looked too legit.
Funny how all vibe coders use the term 'boom'
"Greenland is a big deal. Huge, actually. The biggest state we've ever had. People are saying it's tremendous. I made this happen. You're welcome."
insanity doesnt have its limits
Nice conclusion by gemini pro;
The poll on LowEndTalk (LET) regarding "vibe coding" (Discussion #213717) reveals a community that is largely curious but professionally cautious about the trend.
On LowEndTalk—a forum known for its highly technical, budget-conscious, and often "old school" sysadmin and developer user base—the consensus leans toward AI as an assistant rather than a replacement.
Poll Summary & Sentiment
While the exact live vote counts fluctuate, the discussion highlights several key adoption categories:
Key Discussion Themes
Conclusion
The overall "vibe" of the thread is that vibe coding is currently a hobbyist or rapid-prototyping phenomenon. For production-grade systems or security-sensitive tasks, the LowEndTalk community still demands manual oversight and deep technical understanding.