Vibe Coder vs. Software Engineer

Yusuf Aytas draws a clear line: a vibe coder measures time to a working prototype, while a software engineer measures time to a safe merge. AI makes code generation cheaper, but if review, rollback, and maintenance costs are pushed downstream, the team hasn't gained much. The core difference is ownership—a vibe coder can say 'the model generated it,' but a software engineer must say 'I own this change.'

Why it matters: The author nails the hidden cost of AI coding — not just 'AI writes code fast,' but that review, rollback, and maintenance get pushed downstream, so the team may not actually gain. The core argument around ownership is sharp. Score capped at 72 because it's a personal blog opi...