SMRTR ProgrammingJun 2, 2026Reddit

The Terminal Star - The dopamine machine that writes your code.

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Vibe coding — shipping code without truly understanding it — isn't new, but AI tools have supercharged the habit into an addictive dopamine loop. Watching tokens stream past a terminal creates a hit of reward that erodes the instinct to think critically. The real risk isn't just bad code; it's engineers who can no longer recognize their own thinking in their work.

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