... Revolted Against Vibe Coding Until I Realized I d Been Doing It All Along Confessions of a former Vibe Coding hater (who now vibes cautiously) When I first heard the term vibe coding , I had a visceral reaction namely, a full-body cringe. As a developer who takes pride in actually understanding my code, the phrase sounded like a bad joke. Coding by vibe? What does that even mean light some incense, play lo-fi beats, and let the code ... ... their eyes at the buzzword. The conventional wisdom in software engineering says good code requires careful thought and skill, not just going with the flow. I had spent years honing the craft learning algorithms, writing unit tests, agonizing over naming