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Vibe coding does not start with the code
Vibe coding is really just talking to your computer, and it builds it. That is how I explain it to participants who have never heard the term before. You describe what you want in plain language, and an AI agent writes the code. A tool, a website, a small app. What used to require a team, one person can do today.
But anyone starting for the first time almost always runs into the same thing. After a promising start, things go wrong somewhere, and the AI seems unable to change direction anymore.
A language model finds it hard to deviate from its path
There is a reason for that. Language models find it very difficult to deviate from a path they have already taken. If you start building without knowing clearly what you want, the AI chooses a direction itself. Every subsequent step builds on that. And when you notice halfway through that it actually needed to be different, you are stuck in a structure that you cannot easily bend anymore.
Often, starting over is faster than adjusting. That is frustrating, and it is avoidable.
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