5 posts in the last 3 days for vibe slop. Can we get a ban on this website?

user43928 · 2026-10-08T11:36:36

In discussions about 'coding being solved' and the ability to produce large, well working projects with AI, a common question was why we do not see a vibecoded PhotoShop clone then.

This claims to be that.

It's relevant for discussion here about the quality of vibecoded software.

piker · 2026-10-08T11:49:28

Fine, but it’s “asked and answered” at some point.

user43928 · 2026-10-08T12:00:09

Not really.

I have seen zero discussion on HN previous to this post. A working photoshop clone should have been discussed earlier and extensively.

Now we have a post with 28 votes and it's already Flagged.

piker · 2026-10-08T14:30:56

You mean like this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49958850 [131 points | 208 comments]

Where the community basically says "yeah cool, but this is garbage software"?

user43928 · 2026-10-08T14:37:50

Yes, I saw it earlier. Also flagged.

It seems like some sort of attempt to censor discussion around it.

Would it have stayed up, I'm sure this would get more attention.

In any case, the author didn't post the project himself since it's not yet ready to show off, being an early alpha and all.

Let's see if it will get a post once it is working better.