markjgsmith

I've been doing a bit of research into security implications of vibe coding environments following on from yesterday's attempt to install and configure Cursor. I'm really surpised at how little there is online about this topic. To be clear, there is a ton of stuff about security issues related to vibe coding, but it’s 99% about the security issues in the apps that people create with vibe coding tools, hardly anything published about the security concerns the tools cause themselves, though there are signs that some are aware of the issues. #

I had already used Gemini quite a bit trying to uncover the info related to setting up vibe coding environments securely, so I figured what the hell, might as well try to write a blog post together and see what happens.

I started by having Gemini read all my previous blog posts, to get my writing style. Then we put together the article based on a list of bullet points I had already created. I thought it worked out kind of good. Not entirely sure it sounds exactly like me, maybe a bit formulaic in places, but not too terrible.

I included links to the full chats. I think it’s worth experimenting with the tools, and sharing the process.

Also things get kind of meta sometimes when you collaborate with AI. Reminds me a bit of a recent Rogan show with Ehsan Ahmad. This new AI powered world gets very weird sometimes. #