Everyone keeps talking about Vibing. Here is my honest take.

LLMs are like steroids for skilled developers or those who understand system architecture. For others, it feels like a toddler wielding a bazooka, shooting aimlessly.

When Vibe Coding Actually Works

We are seeing the upside clearly in our own team.

My co-founder, Roopak, recently used Claude Code to push a change across 80 different files. I went in to test it, expecting the usual hunt for regressions. There was not a single bug. It just worked.

There are days when we estimate a feature will take x days and it gets done in a fraction of the time when Roopak is working on it. All because AI overdelivers.

When Vibe Coding Becomes Dangerous

At the same point, I have seen what happens at the other end. Vibe Coders using these tools to write absolute noodle code. It is a structural mess, prompted into existence without any grasp of the "why."

The problem is using these tools without the intent to actually understand the system.

That is a recipe for disaster. You are just building technical debt faster. Eventually, you hit a wall so complex forget AI even God cannot help.

As we explored in why the era of bigger models is over, the real value of AI is not raw power. It is how intelligently you apply it. Vibe coding is the same principle applied to development.

AI today is a force multiplier. Both for competence, and ignorance.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is vibe coding?

Vibe coding is the practice of using AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot to write code by describing what you want in natural language, "vibing" with the AI rather than writing every line manually. The term was coined to describe the increasingly conversational approach to software development.

Is vibe coding good or bad for software development?

It depends entirely on the developer. For experienced engineers who understand system architecture, vibe coding is a massive productivity multiplier. For beginners who lack foundational knowledge, it creates fragile code and accelerating technical debt.