A startup went back to Linear after its vibe-coded Jira clone became a maintenance burden
oran_ge · x · 2026-07-28
A startup first built its own internal Jira-like tool, then switched back to Linear because maintaining the vibe-coded internal tool started to steal bandwidth from real work.
The anecdote makes a simple point: something can be easy to build and still not be worth building. Vibe coding may make first versions cheap, but maintenance can quickly become the real cost.
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