What would you advise amateur people who want to "vibecode" projects?
I've heard a lot of hate when someone with minimal or no coding knowledge starts vibecoding a project. And monetising it on top of that.
But many experienced programmers who have been in the industry for quite some time didn't like that.
Instead of throwing away their efforts, what would you advise such people to improve?
My advice would be to have someone technical on the team (or a tech advisor) + join basic coding and programming courses. What else do you suggest? (question mainly for devs)
And the last thing – food for thought: Creators or specialists in their field are more likely to market such dev solutions suited to their niche more likely. :)
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Creatium
Hmmm... loaded question, Nika! I've done my fair bit of vibecoding and am fairly decent at it, but it wouldn't have been possible without engineering advice because there are just some things I could not do. So, from my perspective, it was great, as a content creator to vibecode my vision into reality, but I needed the technical / engineering support to make it something lasting and reliable.
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@anisha_agarwalla Have you vibecoded any project solely on your own?
Creatium
@busmark_w_nika only my personal landing page for myself and a few friends hahaha. Some of my friends have been using vibe coding to build custom LMS though and that's been cool to see.
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@anisha_agarwalla can we see that website publicly somewhere? 👀
Cal ID
Great question @busmark_w_nika ! You never disappoint in bringing such interesting topics!
Here’s what I’d add for my vibecoder buddies:
Work in small chunks - Don’t prompt AI for a whole app at once (will break your existing finalized design) break it down page by page or feature by feature.
Sketch a basic design doc - Even an outline helps, you need to know what you want before you generate.
Get some feedback early: Show your design to your real users ASAP, even if it’s messy. Creator-led MVPs always win... Why? because they solve actual problems and have people in the feedback loop.
Find a tech advisor (or partner): They can help where AI gets stuck or needs some real engineering.
Focus on the problem, not perfect code: Users care more about what works for them than a smooth flawless code, it could always be fixed later but you need to ship asap.
The real magic happens when creators tackle their niche’s tough problems. Technical polish can always come later.
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@sanskarix Good points. The last one is important – rather revise than to be "too early".
I believe it's important to have a layout for what you are trying to build, and rather than asking AI to build the whole application at once, prompt it in parts. For instance, if I were to vide code a personal website, I would plan on having a landing page, a page about my work experience, and a page about projects I have worked on. I would then make my website page by page, as it let's me know if the final product is shaping out to be how I designed it.
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@kushagrasinha So in general, you recommend having some template first, right? Did I understand it correctly?
@busmark_w_nika More like a design document. It contains the details of the different components, how should they interact with one another, what variables should be used in each component, etc.
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@kushagrasinha So documentation?
Agree! Creators with niche influence have a huge advantage that's often overlooked.
Why creator-led vibecoding actually works:
They already know their audience's pain points intimately
Built-in user base = instant feedback and forgiveness for rough edges
Better market validation than most "technically perfect" projects with zero users
Smart move for entrepreneurs:
Watch these creator MVPs closely. When one gains traction, that's validated demand you can either build on or partner with. Much better than guessing what people want.
The dev community should see vibecoding as free market research, not something to dismiss. Finding real problems beats perfect code every time.
These creators are doing the hardest part - proving people actually want the solution. Technical polish can come later.
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@yehan_xiao I second all of your points but I like those smart movs for entrepenerus the most :)
Graphify
Here's my take on amateur people who want to vibe code a project and make money of it: In my opinion there is nothing wrong with vibe coding a project with the intent to make money with it, because most of these apps will only make money if they solve a real problem or give value in some form. I think the hidden problem is, that people underestimate the knowledge someone has to have, in order to vibe code a project. The thing is, you don't need much programming knowledge, but having none is bad. It will be very difficult to built a stable, efficient, performant and safe app. Especially if you are starting from zero. If you have a bit of experience, but not enough to build it on your own and therefore need to vibe code it, I would recommend to search for a YouTube tutorial of someone building a similar app to yours in mind and then take this great foundation to build upon it with Cursor or any other Vibe Coding App.
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@hussein_r It is definitely a safer solution, but without capital, harder to execute.