In this episode, Ian and Ash plunge headfirst into the wild world of “vibe coding” - where developers surrender to the AI gods and trust whatever code they spit out! Watch in horror as our intrepid hosts debate whether letting AI write your code without checking it is just weekend fun or a recipe for cybersecurity disaster. Marvel as semantic diffusion transforms innocent terms into tech industry nightmares before your very ears! Will Ian’s adamant defence of the original definition save the term from the clutches of corporate jargon, or is he just fighting against the vibe?

But wait, there’s more! The dynamic duo then migrates to the fresh pastures of Bluesky, the social media platform where exiled Twitter users now frolic freely. Gasp as they navigate the thorny thickets of free speech absolutism, moderation policies, and Jack Dorsey’s digital flounce! Between debating buttons that lead to nowhere and dreaming of Figma-specific content filters, Ian and Ash once again prove that in the chaotic landscape of tech, sometimes you just have to read the diffs, and sometimes you have to vibe your way through it all.

But what do you think? Have your say on Bluesky
Links

• The Clangers and the clip from the episode "Goods" whence sprung our name (2m 40s watch).
• Leeds Testing Atelier, at which we are recording a Live Episode of What A Lot Of Things!
• Andrej Karpathy on X: Vibe coding
• Claude Code and Cursor (and Github Copilot)
• TechCrunch: TurinTech reveals $20M in backing to fix problems in ‘vibe coding’
• Simon Willison: Semantic Diffusion (and Wikipedia article on Semantic satiation)
• ThoughtWorks: Fuzz Testing
• YouTube: Interview with vibe coder 2025
• leojr94_ on X: “guys, i’m under attack”
• Wikipedia: Fuzz testing
• Bluesky, the AT Protocol, and Bluesky starter packs (and Mastodon).
• Fast Company: Bluesky CEO Jay Graber on her company’s ascendant year and what she’s planning next or you can read a more ad-free version of the article including Ian's highlights.
• Ian Dunt, now on Bluesky
• Wikipedia article on Freedom of Speech
• Quote Investigator on "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" and "My Customers Would Have Asked For a Faster Horse"