This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Martin Lynch
There’s a new breed of “developer” loose in the wild.
They don’t know what a POST request is, but they’ll ship an AI-generated SaaS app by the weekend.
They can’t explain how routing works, but they’ve got a Vercel link with a slick dark mode and a gradient button.
They’re not engineers. They’re vibecoders.
Vibecoders Don’t Code — They Paste
These people aren’t using AI to assist their workflow.
They’re outsourcing their thinking entirely — letting Cursor write full apps while they blindly accept suggestions like it’s Clippy from hell.
They don’t debug. They just paste harder.
When something breaks, they don’t ask why. They ask AI to fix what AI broke — and then paste that too.
They can’t solve FizzBuzz, but they’ll happily yeet users’ data straight into the nearest black hole — or worse, leave it sitting wide open in a public route.
Signature Traits of a Vibecoder
-
Terminal-phobic: If
npm run buildfails, they don’t fix it — they start a new repo. - Security? That’s a tomorrow problem: Open backend routes. No authentication. No input sanitization. No clue. Their idea of protection is hoping nobody looks too closely.
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Tailwind brainrot: They’ll spend six hours perfecting a glassmorphism button, but leave every input field wide open to SQL injection. Bonus points if
onSubmitdoesn’t even exist. -
Git atrocities: Every commit lands on
main. Every message is “fix”, “uhhhh”, or “pls work 🙏”. They roll back features by deleting random files and hoping AI makes it right on the second try.
AI-Assisted ≠ Vibecoding
Let’s get one thing clear: AI-assisted development is powerful — when used by people who know what they’re doing.
Real devs use AI to:
- Speed up boilerplate
- Translate across stacks
- Write tests
- Generate docs
- Scaffold logic they understand
Vibecoders, on the other hand, delegate everything — even thinking.
AI says “add a Stripe webhook”? They paste it without reading it.
AI says “this function is unused”? They delete it — not realizing it was their only auth guard.
They’re not engineers. They’re ChatGPT whisperers with Cursor tabs open like training wheels. They’re not building software — they’re remixing autocomplete karaoke.
Vibecoding Is Dangerous
It’s not just about aesthetics. It’s about consequences.
These apps go live with:
- No authentication
- No sanitization
- No validation
- No logging
- No rate limiting
- No understanding
And still, they brag:
“I built this full-stack app in 12 hours using just AI!”
Yeah. It looks like it.
If You're Vibecoding — Please Stop
You're not building apps. You're building digital landmines.
You can’t “vibe” your way through:
- Async logic
- OAuth
- File uploads
- Security headers
- Stripe webhooks
- Error boundaries
If you can’t explain your stack, you’re not shipping a product — you’re shipping a liability.
Real Developers Own Their Code
Programming isn’t about vibes.
It’s about precision.
It’s about knowing what happens after you hit deploy.
AI can speed you up, but it can’t replace your judgment.
If you’re not reading what you paste — you’re not coding. You’re gambling.
And when things break (they will), you better hope you’re the only one who suffers — and not your users.
Real devs, keep building.
Vibecoders, enjoy the vibes — because when your AI Frankensteins start leaking data, crashing, and burning down your users’ trust, we’ll be billing triple to tear down your mess and rebuild it properly.
And trust me — we’re looking forward to the payday.
PS: If you’d rather learn to code instead of vibecoding, that’s literally why I built Algomastr. It makes algorithms click without the jargon.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Martin Lynch
Martin Lynch | Sciencx (2025-08-19T12:53:42+00:00) Vibecoders Aren’t Engineers — They’re Walking Data Breaches. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/08/19/vibecoders-arent-engineers-theyre-walking-data-breaches/
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