The pitch goes like this: when software developers use AI-enabled software development environments — software designed to support “vibe coding,” basically — there’s usually a bit of downtime as the AI software churns out the programmingNotice anything missing? According to TechCrunch, the new vibe coding tool’s entire twist is that it adds a separate window of brainrot for software developers to dink around on as the AI generates code. “AI coding creates a time span [that] isn’t long enough to do something new, and it’s not short enough to be entirely negligible,” Chad’s founders explain in their launch announcement on YCombinator. Referencing an anecdotal survey, they say that early beta users saved an average of 15 minutes per hour vibe coding when they make the switch to Chad. More on startups: AI Startup Says It Will End Crime by Blanketing the Entire United States in Ever-Watching Spy Cameras