Flashing CyanogenMod nightlies in 2009 taught me that understanding the build was never what kept you safe. The nandroid backup was. The vibe coding debate today is having the same fight — and mostly aiming at the wrong thing.

In the new post, I connect ROM-flashing culture to AI coding agents: why restore paths matter more than comprehension, why some actions are cheap to undo and others aren't, and six guardrails I use when giving agents real autonomy.

Read the full post here: https://vishsubramanian.me/do-androids-dream-of-vibe-coding/