Re: I tried Vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well either

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Subject	Re: I tried Vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well either
From	Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>
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Date	2026-02-12 02:50 +0000

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bikliadik2071 <bikliadik2071@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:32:35 -0500, Brian Patrie wrote:
> 
>> mmphosis wrote:
>>> I tried Vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well either
>>> 
>>> https://mmphosis.netlify.app/10print/llm/
>> 
>> More like dissonance coding.  D:
>> 
>> AI (artificial inaccuracy), from what i've seen, is generally bad at
>> coding.  It's particularly bad at BASIC, routinely conflating
>> dialects--even if one is specified.  Worse than useless.
> 
> 
> AI is great for coding, especially for languages with a lot of online 
> documentation and source code. Maybe not for BASIC - models may not have 
> been trained enough on older BASIC.

I took my first shot at AI coding in 6502 ML for the Apple II with
AppleSoft ROMs.  I used Claude, and was surprised with its “familiarity”
with A2 hires and ROM routines.  The code looks workable, if inefficient
(LDA #0; STA blah; LDA #0; STA blah2 for example), but it seems to think
that one byte can hold an x-coordinate of 0..279!

So I’m both amazed and disappointed. 😎

-- 
-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II:  http://michaeljmahon.com

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I tried Vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well either mmphosis <markwstock@yahoo.com> - 2025-07-16 16:20 -0700
  Re: I tried Vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well either Brian Patrie <bpatrie@bellsouth.spamisicky.net> - 2025-07-17 22:32 -0500
    Re: I tried Vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well either bikliadik2071 <bikliadik2071@gmail.com> - 2026-02-05 02:57 +0000
      Re: I tried Vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well either Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2026-02-12 02:50 +0000
        Re: I tried Vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well either John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-02-12 08:29 -0800

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