#vibecoding #aihype #buildinpublic #nocode #softwarecraft #productstrategy #techgrift #ai #founders #indiehackers

My feed is bursting with AI “experts” declaring that if you’re not vibe coding or surrounded by AI agents, you—and your business—are already dead.

Here’s a rule of thumb: whenever someone claims with 100% certainty that you must adopt a new tool or face total ruin—they’re trying to sell you something.

The playbook hasn’t changed in years:

1. Scare you

2. Scare you again

3. Paint a utopian future

4. Share a tear-jerking “I was just like you” story

5. Pitch their course/tool/cohort

Five years ago, it was no-code: “Developers are obsolete!”
Today, it’s vibe coding. Same script, new actor.

• You have a specific, personal need for a small tool that doesn’t exist (e.g., a custom bot).

• You’re already a developer and want to accelerate parts of your workflow.

• You have a validated idea, investor backing, and need an MVP fast.

• You teach others (yes, that’s a real business).

• You’re just curious—and have zero expectations of overnight success.

• You think you’ll build a monetizable product solo in your spare time.
  → Marketing doesn’t vibe-code.

• You’ve never coded but believe vibe coding replaces programming.
  → It doesn’t. It’s just another way to write code. Without understanding servers, APIs, security, databases, or version control, you’ll ship polished nothingness.

• You’re struggling in the job market and hope this one skill will save you.
  → Employers hire problem-solvers, not tool users.

Vibe coding lets you build an app in a week. That feels like superpower—until it backfires.

Imagine running the trolley problem in real life instead of as a thought experiment. That’s what rapid building without validation looks like.

The best thing you can do with a new idea? Let it sit. Talk to your target audience. Test assumptions before writing a single line.

Otherwise, you won’t get “build the right thing fast”—you’ll get “build everything fast, then realize no one cares.”

I’m currently taking a vibe coding course myself—I have concrete micro-projects where it fits. Once I ship something usable, I’ll share my experience and tool recommendations.
And if you looking at these letters right now - maybe you tell the others: what's the image in the begining of this article(?)

Cheerz! And have a wonderful days, people.

#vibecoding #aihype #buildinpublic #nocode #softwarecraft #productstrategy #techgrift #ai #founders #indiehackers

My feed is bursting with AI “experts” declaring that if you’re not vibe coding or surrounded by AI agents, you—and your business—are already dead.

Here’s a rule of thumb: whenever someone claims with 100% certainty that you must adopt a new tool or face total ruin—they’re trying to sell you something.

The playbook hasn’t changed in years:

1. Scare you

2. Scare you again

3. Paint a utopian future

4. Share a tear-jerking “I was just like you” story

5. Pitch their course/tool/cohort

Five years ago, it was no-code: “Developers are obsolete!”
Today, it’s vibe coding. Same script, new actor.

• You have a specific, personal need for a small tool that doesn’t exist (e.g., a custom bot).

• You’re already a developer and want to accelerate parts of your workflow.

• You have a validated idea, investor backing, and need an MVP fast.

• You teach others (yes, that’s a real business).

• You’re just curious—and have zero expectations of overnight success.

• You think you’ll build a monetizable product solo in your spare time.
  → Marketing doesn’t vibe-code.

• You’ve never coded but believe vibe coding replaces programming.
  → It doesn’t. It’s just another way to write code. Without understanding servers, APIs, security, databases, or version control, you’ll ship polished nothingness.

• You’re struggling in the job market and hope this one skill will save you.
  → Employers hire problem-solvers, not tool users.

Vibe coding lets you build an app in a week. That feels like superpower—until it backfires.

Imagine running the trolley problem in real life instead of as a thought experiment. That’s what rapid building without validation looks like.

The best thing you can do with a new idea? Let it sit. Talk to your target audience. Test assumptions before writing a single line.

Otherwise, you won’t get “build the right thing fast”—you’ll get “build everything fast, then realize no one cares.”

I’m currently taking a vibe coding course myself—I have concrete micro-projects where it fits. Once I ship something usable, I’ll share my experience and tool recommendations.
And if you looking at these letters right now - maybe you tell the others: what's the image in the begining of this article(?)

Cheerz! And have a wonderful days, people.