Vibe Coding a Perplexity Research Tool for n8n: Adventures in Post-Comprehension Development

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -0400

I have become the living embodiment of my own contradiction.

Almost a week ago, I published “The Vibe Coding Paradox: When Understanding Became Optional”, exploring the unsettling implications of Andrej Karpathy’s confession that he was building functional applications without comprehending the code they contained. I wrote about the psychological weight of surrendering comprehension and the fundamental questions vibe coding raises about human expertise in an AI-driven world.

Then I immediately embarked on my own vibe coding projects, like the one I’m about to tell you about.

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Vibe Coding a Perplexity Research Tool for n8n: Adventures in Post-Comprehension Development