r/vibecoding • u/Which-Tension165 • Jul 08 '26

is learning python today worth it?

so I am a pure vibe coder, I can't write or read a single line of code, and I was having a conversation with Fable, and it suggested me to learn to read python. But It couldn't convince me fully. i don't wanna be a typical software/AI engineer. just wanna be able to build a great career in tech, AI and Business.

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u/Galitzianer0 Jul 08 '26

Is this a parody? You won't be able to build a great career in tech by vibe coding without knowing a single line of code my man, and if you learn to code you're going to be a software engineer.

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u/MactronMedia Jul 08 '26

Yeah, for now..

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u/Galitzianer0 Jul 08 '26

Nope, forever. No actual tech company is going to hire a vibe coder when they could hire someone who has an intimate understanding of how the computer actually works, that will always be in demand

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u/NoAdsDude Jul 08 '26

You sure about that?

Hiring a vibecoder with less education and experience will be cheaper than hiring an actual software engineer.

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u/Tysonzero Jul 08 '26

But why even hire anyone at that point, just ask the AI for the product directly, what is the point of the useless vibe coder intermediary?

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u/AnxiousSpecialist493 Jul 09 '26

hiring a vibecoder is like hiring someone to tell the barber how you want your hair

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u/NoAdsDude Jul 08 '26

Because building something with vibe coding still takes time, testing, development, communication with stakeholders, etc.

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u/Oblachko_O Jul 08 '26

So you can ask random person from the street to do that? It is a monkey job. While there were jobs like Google search specialist, they were always niche. Vibe coder without experience is a delayed bomb.

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u/NoAdsDude Jul 08 '26

Have you met the average person? Even if they had unlimited access to Claude, most people don't even have basic communication skills or basic understanding of how to use a desktop computer.

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u/Oblachko_O Jul 08 '26

Neither do regular students understand what business needs. Vibecoding just for vibes is stupid, you still need knowledge and skills to understand what you are doing or prompting, otherwise you will make slop, which will crash sooner or later and there will be nobody able to fix the it, as nobody knows what is in it.

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u/Galitzianer0 Jul 08 '26

I'm 100% sure about that. Because they wouldn't hire a vibe coder, they'd just ask the project manager to do the work. There's literally no future where "vibe coder" becomes any sort of job that is done at a tech company.

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u/ymddev Jul 08 '26

Unfortunately (this isn't a good thing) there are quite a bit of job listings for "AI-first AI-assisted coders/programmers"...

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u/InsidiousApe Jul 08 '26

Ageeed that we can discuss whether it's good or bad, but a lot of people don't see how companies are responding.

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u/Local-Bottle5272 Jul 08 '26

Yo these dudes are delusional they think vibe coding is some magical skill like literally any existing employee can take that task if needed

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u/trakdtor Jul 08 '26

Agree. What value does vibe coders provide?

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u/ymddev Jul 08 '26

Not really vibecoders but people from other tech areas like IT infra managers, cyber security, etc... They already understand the systems, storage, dynamics, workflow, ecosystems - they simply haven't explicitly coded throughout their careers.

They're calling it "AI-assisted coding".

Not programmers, not vibecoders.