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AI-assisted programming
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- 1Vibe coding is shaking up the music gear world●Vibe coding is turning the music gear world upside down
Vibe coding — building software with AI by describing what you want rather than writing code — is now being used to hack and customize music hardware. Musicians and hobbyists are writing custom firmware for synths, drum machines and effects pedals without traditional programming skills. The trend is prompting debate in the music-tech community about how far AI-assisted coding will reshape gear customization and who gets to modify devices.
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A call is circulating urging people to stop using the phrase 'vibe coding' when describing casual AI-assisted programming. The term, popularised by Andrej Karpathy in early 2025 to describe letting AI models write code with minimal review, has spread widely across the tech industry. Critics argue it trivialises the craft of software engineering and glosses over the risks of shipping unreviewed code, and the debate over whether the label should stay or go is now playing out across developer communities.