Is it possible to build a long-term product through vibe coding?
I've been thinking about this a lot lately.
As an SAP ABAP Developer, I had app ideas sitting in my head for years. Before AI, the learning curve for mobile development felt impossibly steep. Now? I shipped my iOS app in weeks.
But here's my honest question:
How many of us vibe coders are actually building sustainable products?
I see countless apps being launched daily. Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Replit - they've democratized development in ways we couldn't imagine 2 years ago. Anyone can build an app now.
But there's a difference between:
Shipping an app
Building a product
Creating a business
My observations:
The build is the easy part now. Getting from idea to MVP used to take months. Now it takes days. That's incredible.
But products need more than code. They need marketing, user research, iteration, support, and most importantly - a deep understanding of the problem you're solving.
Vibe coding might create a false sense of expertise. I can prompt my way to a working app, but do I truly understand what I built? Can I maintain it? Scale it?
The competition just got 10x harder. If everyone can build, what differentiates a successful product?
I'm genuinely curious:
Have you shipped something via vibe coding that became a real, sustainable product?
What happened after launch? Did you hit walls you couldn't prompt your way through?
Do you think the "build fast, ship fast" mentality actually works for long-term products?
I'm not being pessimistic - I'm excited about what I built. But I want a reality check from this community.
Are we building products or just apps?
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