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Even Linus Torvalds is trying his hand at vibe coding (but just a little)
Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds’ latest project contains code that was “basically written by vibe coding,” but you shouldn’t read that to mean that Torvalds is embracing that approach for anything and everything.
TL;DR
- Linus Torvalds used an AI coding tool for a personal project, AudioNoise.
- He described the AI-assisted coding as "vibe coding" due to his lack of Python expertise.
- Torvalds previously expressed more interest in AI for code maintenance than generation.
- He is cautious about AI hype, despite not being anti-AI in principle.
- The use of AI in programming is a subject of ongoing debate among developers.
- Salvatore Sanfilippo sees AI as a tool to democratize coding and improve software development speed.