Vibe Coding Makes Building Web Apps Easy, But Keeping Them Reliable Is Harder

AI tools now let people generate working web applications, complete with logins, databases, and payment features, from simple natural-language descriptions. The author, a software engineering student, sees these tools as useful but argues that the approach, known as vibe coding, can leave builders unaware of how their applications actually function. Real software engineering also covers planning, system design, testing, version control, security, and long-term maintenance, which demos often hide. The piece warns that relying heavily on AI can lead to unexplained failures and a cycle of patching one problem only to create another. The author stresses that the greater challenge is keeping applications running reliably over time.