What is vibe coding?

Why it matters

Vibe coding lowers the barrier to building apps (even for non-programmers), encourages rapid iteration, and gives designers instant feedback and more control over the product experience.

When to use vibe coding

Best for small/medium marketing pages (including simple portfolios), internal tools, dashboards built on a standard component library, quick research/validation micro-apps, solo founders, and designers who want tighter control over output.

When not to use vibe coding

Avoid using vibe coding for regulated flows (payments/healthcare/finance), complex multi-service logic, performance-critical UIs, or projects with strict SLOs/data residency constraints—those still need traditional engineering rigor.

Tools that support vibe coding

• v0 by Vercel

• Framer

• Replit

• Cursor

• Windsurf

• Lovable

• Claude Code

• Bolt

Each of these tools helps you go from prompt to a working interface more quickly.

Conclusion

Vibe coding compresses the design-to-dev process into a single loop, speeding up experimentation while still requiring engineering for complex or sensitive systems.

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