“Coding” is an ambiguous term for many tasks and responsibilities. There is no agreed upon boundary at which point it will be “solved”. Consider these three cliches making the rounds now:
- Coding is largely solved? (ambiguous point of contention)
- Verification is not solved. (consensus)
- Maintainability is not solved. (consensus)
I have practical needs and I don’t see them getting met by arguing the semantics of point 1 while we’re suffering from 2 and 3. On a level playing field we might be able to negotiate “coding is solved” into a meaningful conversation, but the funding doesn’t want that, it wants a Superintelligence.
Well, that’s why we’re disagreeing 😄
I agree with everything you’ve said if you’re using models weaker than Fable. The latest models (Astra, Opus 5.5, maybe Argon I haven’t used it much) are a significant step up. Way more than the benchmarks suggest. It really is “ask and you shall receive”. You might have to ask a few times but still…
Also caveat on my end: I’ve only tried vibe coding with Rust, because it’s the best language available for humans and AI seems to like it too (lots of static checks). I have no idea the quality of code you’d get in other languages. I would be cautious before having it write C++ for example… though it’s probably fine.