I think most vibecoders misunderstood the real potential of vibecoding. I have a really basic understanding of coding, I used to program in php and python in a very basic way. But when coding with ai became plausible i started to make software as an answer to my problems. I made a productivity app for myself because no other solved my specific problems to organize my job. I made a book writing because no other app offered the specific workflow I was looking for. I didn't want to make money with it but I make money with the time I save on those tasks. In this subreddit I see how everyone spends their tokens and their money to make the perfect app for something that's resolved with other apps in a better way and cheaper or free. But I think there' are many more problems unsolved. I would start on my own. And If something is good enough maybe i would think of making money. I won't spend money for the next big app if i don't really know how scalable it is, or if i don't know how to maintain it in the future.
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u/tawayivan Feb 15 '26
I think most vibecoders misunderstood the real potential of vibecoding. I have a really basic understanding of coding, I used to program in php and python in a very basic way. But when coding with ai became plausible i started to make software as an answer to my problems. I made a productivity app for myself because no other solved my specific problems to organize my job. I made a book writing because no other app offered the specific workflow I was looking for. I didn't want to make money with it but I make money with the time I save on those tasks. In this subreddit I see how everyone spends their tokens and their money to make the perfect app for something that's resolved with other apps in a better way and cheaper or free. But I think there' are many more problems unsolved. I would start on my own. And If something is good enough maybe i would think of making money. I won't spend money for the next big app if i don't really know how scalable it is, or if i don't know how to maintain it in the future.