--- title: Lobsters Vibecoding Challenge (Winter 2025-2026) | daily.dev description: A challenge designed to test AI code generation tools ("vibecoding") on genuinely difficult programming tasks. Three tasks are presented: optimizing a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/lobsters-vibecoding-challenge-winter-2025-2026--oxzdgdync twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Lobsters Vibecoding Challenge (Winter 2025-2026) | daily.dev og:description: A challenge designed to test AI code generation tools ("vibecoding") on genuinely difficult programming tasks. Three tasks are presented: optimizing a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/lobsters-vibecoding-challenge-winter-2025-2026--oxzdgdync og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OxZDgDyNC.png og:image:alt: Lobsters Vibecoding Challenge (Winter 2025-2026) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Lobsters Vibecoding Challenge (Winter 2025-2026) **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A challenge designed to test AI code generation tools ("vibecoding") on genuinely difficult programming tasks. Three tasks are presented: optimizing a brainfuck interpreter using pointer propagation in RPython, porting a Raku compiler to a statically-linkable language, and achieving massive performance improvements in Python. Each task includes specific grading rubrics, time estimates, and strict requirements including compilation via Nix, working solutions, and full documentation of the AI interaction process. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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