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		ghurtado 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The problem with "vibe coding" We used to call that "the zone", and it's not exclusive to coding.

int_19h 8 months ago | [–]

Not in that sense. When you're coding and "in the zone", the code doesn't cease to exist - it's more like it becomes the extension of you.

barotalomey 8 months ago | [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)

suzzer99 8 months ago | [–]

I only forget that time exists when I'm in flow state, not code.

ghurtado 8 months ago | | [–]

That's actually the term I prefer, but I couldn't remember it

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