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Vibe Coding2026-09-23 · source-backed
The htmx essay points out that LLM workflows discard the prompts that produced the code, unlike a compiler, which keeps its source. His fix is a versioned src/md tree with a README index, OVERVIEW.md, and features, data, api and infrastructure directories, edited first by humans and agents, with code and tests derived from it and reviewed in PRs like code. 140 HN points, and the cheapest structural change on this list.
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