Episode

Vibe Coding and the Return of Personal Software

Podcast: Modem Futura
Published: Feb 10, 2026
Duration seconds: 3860
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Summary

Sean and Andrew explore vibe coding—the emerging practice of building software through plain-language conversation with AI—and ask what happens when personal computing becomes truly personal again, echoing the creative liberation of the early home computer era while raising new questions about security, literacy, and inherited power.