Vibe Coding: The Truth About AI-Generated Code

Andrej Karpathy coined "vibe coding" in February 2025 — just describe what you want and let AI write the code. It's fast, it's easy, and it's changing everything. But is it too good to be true? In this video: 🚀 THE PROMISE - Build apps in hours, not weeks - No coding experience required - Perfect for prototypes and demos - Real success stories: Pieter Levels built fly.pieter.com in 3 hours → $1M ARR in 17 days ⚠️ THE PROBLEM - The "6 months later" wall - Technical debt that compounds - Security vulnerabilities you can't see - The broken learning loop — you ship code you don't understand ⚖️ THE VERDICT - When vibe coding makes sense (exploration, throwaway prototypes, experiments) - When it doesn't (production systems, anything you need to maintain) - The hybrid model: vibe to validate, then rebuild properly - Why it amplifies expertise but doesn't create it The bottom line: Vibe code when it makes sense. But never skip the learning.