Capecoding: It's How We Roll

Forget those trendy "vibecoding" gurus with their minimalist setups and curated playlists. Here on Cape Cod, we've been mastering the art of coding with a full bag of saltwater taffy and a clear view of the cranberry bog, for decades (and we never embellish). We call it Capecoding, and frankly, it's how we {/Lobstah/} roll. While Silicon Valley is busy optimizing for "zen," we're optimizing for "will this code still run when the surf is up and the storm kills the power”.? See, Capecoding isn't about the perfect aesthetic; it's about getting the job done while battling the elements, the tourists, the rotaries, and the occasional seagull that thinks your keyboard is a snack.

Here's a glimpse into the authentic Capecoding experience setup:

Sitting at a weathered picnic table with a folded napkin keeping it steady, using an Intel based Macbook pro with a weathered Sand-encrusted keyboard from spilled Iced Coffee, and yesterday’s breakfast burrito. For version control I have a pile of rotating USB drives all with (long since gone) company names on the side. Hot coffee in the morning, iced coffee in the afternoon. My coding assistant: the guy who brings me the coffee. The name of the coffee shop is ‘Stack Overflow’ and the barista knows a surprising amount about Python and rust (no, not that). Horizontal scaling is when my friends come to visit and we need to put another picnic table next to mine.

Our coding challenges are as unique as our location:

My customers keep asking for “Responsive Design”. I am not totally sure what they mean, but I try to make sure that my new wet suit looks good on the beach and in the Kayak. I do worry a bit about cloud security, but do have a lock box where I put my sunglasses when the rain rolls in. My Grandma is worried about data security, but I keep telling her I have her covered and her Chowdah recipe is safe. At the end of the day, after the coffee shop is closed, we all check-in to the Hub. The team keeps calling it ‘Git Hub’ but the nickname is lost on me.?

And then there's the desanding…

Desanding while Capecoding is attempting to get back to work while trying to remove every grain of sand from your hands, feet, shorts, shirt, keyboard, and hat after a spontaneous beach nap without a towel. You know the feeling: you think you've got it all, but then, hours later, you find more, and then more, and more. You think you've finally figured it out, but then someone shakes their towel upwind.. It's a three-hour deep dive into the equivalent of, well…debugging code written by AI.

So, the next time you hear someone waxing poetic about "vibecoding," just picture us, the real coding pioneers, battling the elements and building the digital backbone of the Cape, one salty line of code at a time. We're not just coding; we're preserving the essence of Cape Cod, one byte at a time. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go fix a website that's displaying the tide charts upside-down. Those tourists are going to get stuck.