An iOS developer shares a personal journal of introducing his two kids (ages 9 and 12) to vibe coding using OpenAI Codex. The kids dive in with chaotic prompts and wild UX ideas, but show surprising design intuition and growing creativity. The author reflects on how professional coding skills remain valuable even as AI lowers the barrier to building apps, and worries that ease of access might discourage the next generation from learning fundamentals.
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They have no idea what they’re doingThe prompts are just brutalOhhhh my, the UXTheir imagination is on steroidsThe skills still payThe sweet spotWrapping up2 Impressions