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Ed Zitron

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Replit, a vibe coding startup, pushed a new product called "agent 3" that appears to be completely broken other than in its ability to burn tons of money

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Hi all, I would like to share my experience so far.
Ever since Agent 3 was released, l've been stuck in a nightmare with my app.
I've already spent around $300 and lost an entire weekend completely isolated, trying to fix issues that Agent 3 keeps making worse. My app is live, with about 250 users, and right now it's broken. Users are complaining, and I feel powerless.
Every time I run Agent 3, it feels like pulling the lever of a slot machine. Sometimes it runs for an hour and produces nothing. Sometimes it introduces new bugs. Most of the time, it doesn't solve the problem. I've ended up spending money just to watch things break even further.
I'm mentally exhausted. I wasted a whole weekend like this, and I can't see a way forward. With Agent 2 l had something that worked, but now everything seems fragile and unreliable.
If there were even one way to get out of this at a reasonable cost, I would take it immediately. But everything is tied up on Replit like database, server, user base etc.. I wouldn't even know where to move, and I can't deliver the same experience elsewhere.
Right now, I feel destroyed and broken.
Please, if anyone has advice or a solution, I'd be deeply grateful.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM

beyondtesting.bsky.social

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August 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM

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Martha Wells

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