ReC98

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

ReC98 will end after the next delivery.

I don't have it in me to compete with vibecoders, especially when y'all cheer them on for instantly delivering what you've wanted all along. And if you aren't cheering yet, you soon will; they're only getting better and more numerous.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

Second round of refunds has also been sent out.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

https://t.co/gXpR3ZPJGB
[💰] Confirm T0440

A final €400 from Ember2528 for the announced and AI-unrelated farewell gift: Kioh Gyoku SC-88Pro BGM packs, releasing my loop builder, and better loop detection to support a mystery goal.
Thank you for all the years of support. 🙏

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@cooljwilins This is the method you'll be looking for: https://t.co/mJIy94nEjY

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

On October 5, 2019, I launched the ReC98 crowdfunding website.
Today, 7 years later, there really is no more incredible journey to be had.

So here's is my final feature and retirement announcement.

No matter how this is received, I have already won. 😮‍💨

https://t.co/9Na8mEfor7

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

Funded by Ember2528, [Anonymous], Root, WishMakers, and Arandui.

May the wrong bridges stay in flames forever.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

You could use this code to procedurally generate optimal Shuusou Gyoku runs from your favorite programming language via old-school machine learning or something.

In reality, nobody cares, and you'll all just be here for one thing.

>18,700 words coming to you in a few hours.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@LeifZxro You are right, but it's actually worse.
ReC98 was overwhelmingly funded from fringe and former fans, whereas the vibecoded competition represents the active core of the community.
This was the last straw that made this entire project unsustainable and no longer meaningful.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

Finished the retirement part of the next blog post. >7,700 words with the full timeline, nuance, and plenty of burned bridges that hopefully close off any way back into this hellhole I should have left in 2011.

The vibecoders will soon appear like the sanest actors in the room.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

Now, back to the QA work that was unfortunately interrupted 6 weeks ago…

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

(Second round merely consists of the contributions that could still go into the final 6-push delivery, and will be sent out once that one goes live.)

Please respect your and my time and refrain from any further attempts at persuading me. Thank you.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

OK, received tons of words, but zero serious offers to continue working in this scene in any capacity, matching the trend started in April.
Hence, this business model has run its course, I made the right call, and the decision is final.

First round of refunds has been sent out.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@laindesu_ People would have to pay me for test suites that validate accuracy.
People don't pay me for test suites, want flashy features. Prices way too high for kids and students already.
Vibecoders just add test suites to their prompts. And iterate quickly to make them good. I've seen it.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@TheArandui (Correction: April and May.)

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

ReC98 will end after the next delivery.

I don't have it in me to compete with vibecoders, especially when y'all cheer them on for instantly delivering what you've wanted all along. And if you aren't cheering yet, you soon will; they're only getting better and more numerous.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@TheArandui March and April. Nothing despite the store being wide open.
It's only closed now because the current task has progressed at a snail's pace. A speed appropriate for the current subscription support, but which won't cut it in an environment where vibecoders are actively cheered on.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@TheArandui I can either ignore them (leading to QoL features being fragmented across forks, until they start talking to each other) or be effectively pressured to integrate and potentially even un-slop their work (which I don't want).
It's unbearable now and will only get worse.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@AhogeCopter Locally running LLMs defeat any notion of this being a bubble.

Also, who is the greedy one? Isn't it the old man trying to run a business based on selling things your fellow fans and friends can now do faster, and for free?

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@WiredToHeaven Their hands are good enough at it for everyone to cheer them on. They also work for free because they are your fellow fans and maybe even your friends from the community. Not an old man trying to run a business.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@zoune_shot The usual anti-AI kneejerk reactions are equally silly because they always come after the reveal.

No one is asking *any* questions before. Everyone is hyped. I've been in the Discords, and I've seen enough.

I'm tired. People can fix any slop faster than I can do anything.

[ReC98 @ReC98Project]

@kotohime___ I've seen them do it. Once all the currently disparate vibecoders realize they can talk to each other, they'll comment, document, and implement faster than I can describe the edge cases.
(Also, who would fund my work then, if everyone else works for free?)