Build Software. Build Users
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3 days ago
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| dima.day
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crabmusket
2 hours ago
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This is interesting, and I think worth trying. However,

    The process is iterative:

    Vibe code users <--> Vibe code software

    Step by step, you get closer to truly understanding your users
Do not fool yourself. This is not "truly" "understanding" your "users". This is a model which may be very useful, but should not be mistaken for your users themselves.

Nothing beats feedback from humans, and there's no way around the painstaking effort of customer development to understand how to satisfy their needs using software.

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bahmboo
19 minutes ago
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I agree. I do like the general idea as an exploration.

Perhaps the idea is to use an LLM to emulate users such that some user-based problems can be detected early.

It is very frustrating to ship a product and have a product show stopper right out of the gate that was missed by everyone on the team. It is also sometimes difficult to get accurate feedback from an early user group.

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wiseowise
26 minutes ago
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Another fart in the wind. How to write lots of “programming philosophy” and say nothing.
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fainpul
55 minutes ago
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This is ridiculous. I doubt this would work with a general AI, but it surely cannot work with LLMs who understand exactly nothing about human behaviour.
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josters
25 minutes ago
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They may not understand it but they may very well be able to reproduce aspects of feedback and comments on similar pieces of software.

I agree that the approach shouldn’t be done unsupervised but I can imagine it being useful to gain valuable insights for improving the product before real users even interact with it.

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