What Jason Fried thinks about vibe coding
Co-founder and CEO of 37signals (Basecamp, HEY); co-author of Rework, Remote and It Does Not Have to Be Crazy at Work.
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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Jason Fried has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsThe speed at which a product is developed doesn't inherently make the product better or worse. The number of commits doesn't make the product better or worse. The number of people or agents working on it doesn't make it better or worse.
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Our readingConfusing how something was made with what was made is confusing the kitchen for the meal
Their wordsMistaking making for the thing you've made is like confusing the kitchen for the meal or the blueprint for the building. They're connected, but they're not the same thing. One of them matters a whole lot more than the other.
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Their wordsThey don't hate technology. But building and maintaining their own critical systems isn't their wheelhouse, regardless of how much faster and easier it's become.
↗The bespoke software revolution? I'm not buying it.world.hey.com 2nd of 3 in this piece