The Biggest Vibe Coding Trap: Cheap Doesn't Mean Valuable
WesEklund · x · 2026-07-15
The author points out a dangerous assumption in vibe coding: if AI can build something in an afternoon, it must be worth doing. They argue this is flawed; lower costs don't equate to higher value, and many hastily patched-together features simply waste time.
Their core takeaway is that AI has made both "writing code" and "making wrong decisions" cheaper. The real bottleneck is never typing speed, but rather your judgment on what is important and what actually needs to be done.
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