--- title: Slot Machine vs Vibe Coding | daily.dev description: Discussion about "Slot Machine vs Vibe Coding" on daily.dev - join the developer community canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/slot-machine-vs-vibe-coding-1myzc9knp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Slot Machine vs Vibe Coding | daily.dev og:description: Discussion about "Slot Machine vs Vibe Coding" on daily.dev - join the developer community og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/slot-machine-vs-vibe-coding-1myzc9knp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1MYzc9KNp.png og:image:alt: Slot Machine vs Vibe Coding 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. # Slot Machine vs Vibe Coding **[Lonely Programmer](https://daily.dev/sources/lonely_programmer)** · [@tkouleris](https://daily.dev/tkouleris) · 1 min read · 332 upvotes · 29 comments ## Content  ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@sarathgp** · 14 upvotes > Vibe coding can be hit or miss sometimes it doesn’t work at all, but other times it works even better. The key is knowing when to use it and when not to. **@vineyrawat** · 14 upvotes > It'll boost productivity, please use this, our team is ai optimized, minto ka kaam ghanto main **@dinowun** · 6 upvotes > This picture reminds me that vibe coding sometimes make you gamble. **@andrewmcmillion** · 5 upvotes > 1. The vibe coder should be a 24 year old former crypto bro. The graybeards know how to actually code. No self respected graybeard is a vibe coder. > 2. Cursor is not in profit. It is losing millions a year and likely will be out of business within the next 18 months because it is not a viable business. **@a\_meb\_a** · 4 upvotes > vibe coding, just like pousers ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/slot-machine-vs-vibe-coding-1myzc9knp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/slot-machine-vs-vibe-coding-1myzc9knp","headline":"Slot Machine vs Vibe Coding","text":"Discussion about \"Slot Machine vs Vibe Coding\" on daily.dev - join the developer community","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/slot-machine-vs-vibe-coding-1myzc9knp","datePublished":"2025-08-26T07:28:04.743Z","dateModified":"2025-09-10T15:04:27.157Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Thodoris Kouleris","url":"https://daily.dev/tkouleris","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--uIsOE4Yj--/f_auto/v1767330823/avatars/avatar_MCMbuJilInDUS9HqV2wPG?_a=BAMAK+ZW0","description":"The Lonely Programmer","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":11700}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--lwT1xh3K--/f_auto/v1756193284/posts/1MYzc9KNp?_a=BAMClqZW0","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":332},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":29}],"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Vibe coding can be hit or miss sometimes it doesn’t work at all, but other times it works even better. 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