What is actually happening here
For a decade, coding was about knowing where the semicolon goes and how the memory is allocated. Now, we are entering an era of "vibecoding." This isn't about being lazy. It is a shift in the mental model from writing lines of code to managing intent.
When I started using LLMs for heavy lifting, I tried to treat them like a fast junior dev. I would give small, discrete tasks. But that is the wrong way to use these tools. The real power comes when you stop worrying about the syntax and start worrying about the system architecture and the "vibe" of the implementation.
The danger of the flow state
There is a specific trap in this new workflow. You prompt a feature, the AI generates 100 lines of working code, and you hit apply. It works. You feel like a god. Then you do this ten more times.
