From Autocomplete to Architecture

Part of the Vibe Coding course

Almost everyone starts in the same place: AI as a very good autocomplete. Finish this line, write this one function, give me the regular expression. It works, it feels great, and it is the shallow end of the pool. The leverage that actually changes how much you can build shows up one altitude higher, when you use the model to help shape a whole system while you keep hold of the decisions that are expensive to...

Building a house involves two very different kinds of choice. One is which brick to lay next, and a skilled bricklayer makes that choice a thousand times a day without consulting anyone. The other is where the load-bearing walls go. Get a brick wrong and you replace a brick. Get a wall wrong and you are rebuilding the house. ...