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I'm not a developer. I'm a hobbyist. And I've seen this argument before.

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I'm a tinkerer. Army vet. Former SMT line operator at Texas Instruments. Former Dell hardware support tech. My first computer was a $99 Timex Sinclair from Sears that stored programs on a cassette tape.

I built gregthevibecoder.com — 18 free lessons for people like me. Not for career changers. Not for people chasing tech salaries. For the hobbyist who has an idea and just wants to build the thing.

So when vibe coding gets piled on, I take it personally.

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