Oh! As far as what I've learned so far, you really can't surrender everything to AI, and take everything it says at face value. I've had to critically evaluate everything it says - ESPECIALLY its code. For example, I've caught at least two race conditions so far.

By the way, I'm really excited to share what I'm building, but I'd rather share accomplishments than plans. 🙂

But I used it to sketch out data flows. In other words, my current project didn’t come from a formal spec or rigid roadmap. It emerged through dialogue between me, the idea, and the AI. Vibe development is about collaborating with AI, not just to write code, but to shape what the system wants to be.

Well... on the current project I'm working on, I'm guiding ChatGPT to a particular architecture (monolith, because I want it to be easily deployable and because the idea I started with was small) and framework (Scala Play Framework, because I know it well).

✅ Don't surrender your imagination to AI. Use AI to amplify your imagination.

What are your thoughts on using AI this way?

BTW, I'd love to share what I'm building, but I'd rather focus on sharing accomplishments rather than plans.

What have I learned about vibe development so far?

❎ You can't leave your brain at the door. You have to have a vision and critically evaluate what AI tells you.
✅ Don't be afraid to start with a rough idea of your vision. You can always add to your ideas later.

What have I done so far?

✅ Come up with a product name and tagline
✅ Architected a product data flow
✅ Architected a data model
✅ Coded the DDL
✅ Planned out development and built a basic Gantt chart

All within a few hours.

I can't say that I share your enthusiasm for wrestling, but I must say that seeing your joy gives me joy. Joy is essential for navigating our times. Keep spreading joy. ❤️

Translation:

With the world as my enemy
I stand my ground on quivering legs
Keep moving, just a bit more for me
The awakening moment, the time of resurrection, has come now.
From: Saiko Totatsuten, the 25th song opening of the One Piece anime

世界を敵にしながら
崩れそうな足で踏み止まる yeah
あと少しだけ動いてくれ
さぁ、復活だ　目醒めの時が来た　今

Thank you for taking the time to read this post, and I look forward to our journeys in overcoming this environment and our challenging political discourse.

I still ask you to share and engage with my posts, respectfully engaging with me. Please don’t personally attack me. My skin is quite thin, which I know must thicken to engage in political discussions in this current environment.

No matter how gut-wrenching the vulnerability I display, I will make my posts public. I ask you to please share my posts and engage with them for visibility. However, I must warn you in advance: no matter what your political persuasion is, a post of mine in the future will challenge you.

Because the challenges this nation faces are so seemingly insurmountable, I strongly believe that I must display a GUT-WRENCHING level of vulnerability. I’ve shown some of that in this post, but in some of the topics I will discuss, I believe that I must show even more.

While I must fight perfectionism and other barriers, I also must overcome other challenges for any hope of success. In my experience (at work and in life), I’ve had to show vulnerability to solve seemingly intractable disputes.

I will try to time my posts to fit the most current political debates, but I’m afraid that because the amount of time that it takes to complete posts that my timing won’t be perfect. However, perfect is the enemy of good, and my conscience dictates that I must do good.

So, what will I be doing? I will be writing long-form posts like this one on Facebook and writing them as threads on Mastodon and Bluesky because I do not trust Facebook’s algorithms to present my posts on people’s timelines fairly.

I’m afraid that the risk of violence is so high that whatever I do (especially long-form posts like this one that have a high probability of being skipped by the masses) will be in vain. However, my faith and conscience command me to do something about it.

Even though I have many fears and barriers to overcome in order to end my silence, I must do it. I see this country descending into an abyss of unspeakable violence that we have not seen in quite some time.