Vibe coding is fine for short-term work but not for anything meant to last longer than a tub of yogurt; time saved is not strength gained.

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vibe coding Building software by describing what you want and accepting what comes back, without reading much of it.

On the topicWho should design software, and how?under our view: Design is everyone's job: whoever shapes the outcome is designing, and increasingly that includes the users

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Frank Chimero 20 Oct 2025 Designer and writer in New York

So while vibe coding may be useful for short-term work, it’s not a suitable approach for anything intended to last longer than a tub of yogurt. Time saved is not strength gained, so I went looking for other examples about how to work with the machine.

↗Beyond the Machinefrankchimero.com
20 Oct 2025

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Vibe coding lets users design and build their own software, upending the user-centred design paradigm that has held since 1947.

Nielsen treats vibe coding as the end of the user-centred design paradigm, because the user and the designer become the same person. Chimero says it is fine for work not meant to outlast a tub of yogurt, and that time saved is not strength gained. A paradigm shift and a disposable convenience are very different readings of the same practice.

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