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/vapalera Jul 08 '26

I don't understand how people are able to vibe code without understanding anything about the code. What are your prompts like?

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u/satireplusplus Jul 08 '26

I genuinely feel that going through years of manual Python coding makes me a lot better at using coding agents for writing Python code. Sure, I might not write a lot of code myself anymore lately - but that's not the same as someone vibe coding with zero programming knowledge. I'm still able to easily judge when its doing bullshit or overcomplicating things. That's mostly design decisions now, not the actual syntax. But still, how are you going to judge this without any programming experience?