Vibe Coding: Sounds Clever. Here's Why it's Total Crap

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You ever hear a new tech term and immediately feel… tired?

Like you’re supposed to be impressed, but something doesn’t quite add up?

Yeah. That’s how I felt the first time I heard “vibe coding”.

Welcome to another episode of Websites Made Simple with me, Holly Christie!

In this episode, I’m talking about what vibe coding actually is, why it’s suddenly everywhere, and why I’m really not here for the idea that AI-generated websites are a shortcut to doing things properly.

I share what I’ve been seeing behind the scenes — clients in a panic because AI-written code doesn’t work, websites that look fine on the surface but fall apart when you try to use them, and designers whose confidence gets knocked after someone else tears their work apart.

This isn’t an anti-AI rant. I use AI in my business. But I keep it on the periphery — not at the heart of the products I hand over to clients. Because websites need to be robust, usable, and something people can actually manage once they’re live.

We’ll talk about where AI does make sense, why user journeys still need human thinking, and why vibe coding doesn’t replace experience, judgement, or good website practice.

If you’re a web designer wondering whether you should feel threatened — or a business owner tempted to let AI “just build the site” — this episode is here to steady the nerves.

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Skip to the good bits:

00:00 What “vibe coding” actually means

01:34 Why AI-built websites keep breaking

04:51 Where AI helps — and where it doesn’t

07:56 Page builders, usability, and admin access

09:19 Client confidence and human-led design

10:00 Why you don’t need to feel threatened

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