I've been deep in the vibe coding world lately and wanted to share some thoughts on this weird, wonderful new way of building software.
For those who haven't tried it: vibe coding is basically having an AI write all your code while you just describe what you want. No programming required - just vibes.
When Karpathy first tweeted about "fully giving in to the vibes, embracing exponentials, and forgetting the code even exists" I thought it was just tech hype. Then I built my first app in 30 minutes without writing a single line of code.
The wild part isn't just that it works - it's HOW it works. You literally say things like "make the sidebar narrower" or "add a dark mode toggle" and the AI just... does it. Copy-paste errors when they happen. Keep iterating.
I've now seen non-technical folks build functioning apps in hours that would've taken weeks or months before. A marketer friend built a YouTube-to-LinkedIn content tool in 30 mins. Someone else made 100 micro-tools without knowing how to code.
What's fascinating is how this flips traditional software development on its head. Instead of focusing on syntax and debugging, you're focused entirely on the user experience and functionality. It's like skipping straight to the fun parts.
But there's a fascinating tension here - the code quality can be... questionable. Security issues abound. Maintenance is a nightmare. And yet, for quick prototypes and personal tools, none of that matters if it just works.
Most exciting to me is how this democratizes building. The bottleneck isn't technical skill anymore - it's having good ideas and knowing what to build. The best vibe coders aren't necessarily programmers - they're people who understand problems deeply.
For anyone curious about trying it, I've put together a showcase of pure vibe-coded projects + a curated list of the best tools (Replit Agent, Cursor, Lovable). Would love to hear what you build!
What do you think - is vibe coding just a fad or the future of how most software gets built? And has anyone here built something cool with it yet?