This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by ali
What’s Vibe Coding?
It’s when you stop pretending you understand recursion at 3AM and just describe your dream app to an AI like you’re ordering at Starbucks:
“Yeah, can I get a Python script with oat milk, extra async, no semicolons?”
The AI spits out something. You run it. It errors. You vibe harder. You fix it by asking again. Suddenly—you’ve built a startup MVP and still don’t know how for-loops work.
Why Everyone’s Vibing With It
- Junior devs: “Wait, I can look smart without stackoverflow open?”
- Senior devs: “Finally, I can vibe instead of writing boilerplate CRUD for the 900th time.”
- Managers: “If code vibes, project vibes. Ship it.”
The Dark Side
- Your AI just wrote 500 lines of what looks like JavaScript… but it’s Python.
- Bugs become Pokémon. You don’t fix them—you just encounter them randomly and hope they faint.
- Your resume now says ‘Skilled in vibes and debugging vibes’.
Pro Tips for Surviving Vibe Coding
- Name your project “Final_v12_REAL_THIS_ONE” from the start. Trust me.
- Write unit tests. Or don’t. Vibe. (But future-you will cry.)
- If it works: deploy. If it doesn’t: vibe harder.
Will It Replace Real Coding?
Not really. But your grandkids might ask you:
“Grandpa, what’s a semicolon?”
And you’ll just stare into the distance, remembering the day you merged AI-generated code straight into main.
tl;dr
Vibe coding = whispering your dreams into an LLM and praying the compiler is merciful. It’s chaotic. It’s magical. It’s horrifying. It’s 2025.
So tell me: are you Team “I Read Every Line” or Team “Let It Cook” ?
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by ali
ali | Sciencx (2025-09-19T19:02:05+00:00) Vibe Coding: Because Who Reads Code Anyway?. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/09/19/vibe-coding-because-who-reads-code-anyway/
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