# @VitalikButerin: Protocols are not vibe-code garbage, they are works of art

Source: https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1964409399679537450
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/VitalikButerin-Protocols-are-not-vibe-code-garbage-they-are-works-of-art?index=0x68be80a29daa586bf65ac5bd3ef764a0c15e94460e9cbbb4c66564d0426b92c7b2d554f1
Submitted by tim on 2025-09-08 UTC, 3 upvotes, 1 comment

I also love the emphasis on how few lines of code each piece takes.

Protocols are not a dirty get-it-out-there thing that you vibe-code, where you accept permanent accumulating garbage in the name of short-term convenience. Protocols are a work of art. They should look as such.

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**tim**: Kinda knew that Vitalik would say something negative about vibe coding one day