Stop Vibe Coding Every Damn Time!

Summary

These days, the hype around vibe coding feels limitless. Tools that promise to turn your ideas into apps with nothing more than a chat prompt are everywhere. But back in March this year, I came across a tweet from a developer who discovered that one of those tools, Lovable, was exposing a user's Supabase API key. While it was a publishable API key, it had no permissions or restrictions, and the developer was able to access all the app's data without authentication, just by looking at the public build.This is not innovation. This is a security breach waiting to happen.This is what happens when people lean too hard on the vibe. They build software by instinct, skip fundamentals, and trust that the tool knows best. But when you are shipping products that handle real data, real users, and real consequences, vibes alone will not cut it.Welcome to 2025, where AI code-generation tools can get you 80 percent of the way there. And yet, so many early-career developers are building software like they are writing poetry at an open mic. No structure, no planning, no understanding. Just vibes. It’s high time we start fixing that!First, let’s clear the air. Vibe coding is not the same as using an AI assistant.Vibe coding is what happens when you build software without understanding how anything works, relying entirely on tools to fill in the gaps. You feed ChatGPT a vague prompt, drag in some randomly generated code blocks, wire up a few buttons, and hope it works. You ship without testing. You copy code you don’t understand. You build with vibes, not logic.AI-assisted coding, on the other hand, is intentional. You still plan your features. You still understand how your system fits together. You just move faster because you’ve got an AI pair programmer who helps with boilerplate, explains confusing concepts, and suggests things you were going to write anyway.The difference is in the mindset. AI-assisted developers are still the architects, while vibe coders hope the house stands b...