Dex Horthy, coiner of Context Engineering and 'the Dumb Zone', [publicly retracted](https://www.youtube.com/live/6IxSbMhT7v4?si=tMzmqM103KDbPyE6&t=3424)his extremely vibe-coding-pilled call 6 months ago and encouraged people to **please read the code**, citing [Alex Volkov](https://open.substack.com/users/152216110-alex-volkov?utm_source=mentions)'s [Z/L continuum from AIE Europe](https://x.com/altryne/status/2046246775414276142)**:

Instead read this gems brief source code completely before use OR copy the code straight into your codebase.

Treating the web as a compile target has a lot of implications, many negative. For example “view source” is a beloved feature of the web that’s an important part of its history and especially useful for learning, but Svelte’s compiled output is much harder to follow than its source. Source maps, which Svelte uses to map its web language outputs back to its source language, have limitations.