Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
You can go to AI right now and say, build me this app. And it'll probably do a decent job getting you to a working version.
But here's what most people miss.
There are hundreds of decisions being made under the hood. Which framework. Which database. Which libraries. And if you don't know enough to guide those choices, AI is just going to pick for you.
That gets you an MVP. But it might be an MVP built on the wrong foundation—tools that don't scale, don't fit your use case, or box you into a corner later.
The fix is simple. Before you start building, spend 10 minutes asking AI the right questions first. What are the best practices for this? What are my options? Why would I pick one over the other?
That small investment in research up front makes your app 20x better.
Vibe coding isn't just about getting AI to write code. It's about knowing enough to point it in the right direction.
You can go to AI right now and say, build me this app. And it'll probably do a decent job getting you to a working version.
But here's what most people miss.
There are hundreds of decisions being made under the hood. Which framework. Which database. Which libraries. And if you don't know enough to guide those choices, AI is just going to pick for you.
That gets you an MVP. But it might be an MVP built on the wrong foundation—tools that don't scale, don't fit your use case, or box you into a corner later.
The fix is simple. Before you start building, spend 10 minutes asking AI the right questions first. What are the best practices for this? What are my options? Why would I pick one over the other?
That small investment in research up front makes your app 20x better.
Vibe coding isn't just about getting AI to write code. It's about knowing enough to point it in the right direction.
