Why debugging vibe-coded projects is hard - and what to do instead
Debugging vibe-coded projects is hard. Why? Because if you just copy-paste LLM-generated code and expect it to work, you won't understand what's happening if it breaks. Alison discusses what to do instead on the freeCodeCamp podcast.
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