What Meng To thinks about vibe coding
Designer and founder of Design+Code, which teaches designers code and developers design, and builder of the apps Aura and DreamCut.
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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Meng To has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingA screenshot is the fastest, easiest way to build, without having to voice it or type it.
Their wordsThe reason why is very simple, it's because the screenshot is the fastest, easiest way to build without having to voice it, without having to type it.
↗Meng To - Codex superpowers for designersyoutube.com 8th of 18 in this recording
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Their wordshow knowledgeable are you of your product? Because if you're not knowledgeable about your product, forget it. You're not going to do anything meaningful, and someone else in 3 months' time will do exactly what you're doing in one prompt.
↗Meng To - Codex superpowers for designersyoutube.com 9th of 18 in this recording
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Their wordsThis used to have you needing to learn all about these libraries, these animation terms. Now, you know what our team use? They use a video. They give the AI a video, and they ask the AI, "How should I prompt this animation?"
↗Meng To - Codex superpowers for designersyoutube.com 12th of 18 in this recording