Back to Home11/19/2025, 12:40:34 PM

The semantic chaos of AI coding (and a proposed classification)

mechero
1 points
1 comments

Mood

thoughtful

Sentiment

neutral

Category

tech

Key topics

AI

software development

classification

The article discusses the semantic chaos caused by AI coding and proposes a classification system to address the issue, but lacks community discussion to gauge reactions.

Snapshot generated from the HN discussion

Discussion Activity

Light discussion

First comment

3m

Peak period

1

Hour 1

Avg / period

1

Comment distribution1 data points

Based on 1 loaded comments

Key moments

  1. 01Story posted

    11/19/2025, 12:40:34 PM

    6h ago

    Step 01
  2. 02First comment

    11/19/2025, 12:43:55 PM

    3m after posting

    Step 02
  3. 03Peak activity

    1 comments in Hour 1

    Hottest window of the conversation

    Step 03
  4. 04Latest activity

    11/19/2025, 12:43:55 PM

    6h ago

    Step 04

Generating AI Summary...

Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns

Discussion (1 comments)
Showing 1 comments
mechero
6h ago
Author here. The AI coding space is semantically chaotic: "vibe coding," "AI-assisted," "context engineering," "augmented coding," "spec-driven", etc. Everyone's using different terms for overlapping concepts. Sometimes people

This article introduces what I call "the vibe coding trap" and attempts to bring clarity by proposing a standard classification: 4 distinct phases of AI adoption in software development.

- Phase 1: No AI (baseline)

- Phase 2: Autocomplete (Copilot-style)

- Phase 3: Conversational/Vibe Coding (for MVP/prototypes, otherwise painful)

- Phase 4: Structured AI (context engineering, specs-driven)

The terminology mapping alone might be helpful for teams trying to figure out "where are we?" and "where should we go?"

Curious: Are there any other initiatives to bring clarity about these terms?

View full discussion on Hacker News
ID: 45978903Type: storyLast synced: 11/19/2025, 2:16:12 PM

Want the full context?

Jump to the original sources

Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.

Read ArticleView on HN