AI coding assistants promise speed, but do they deliver? Explore data, developer insights, and security risks showing why AI feels faster but often slows production. Learn where tools like Cursor and Claude Code help, and where they fail.
People can dismiss AI coding but some of us are using it for actual products and making money from it. I have heard for two years now that I will pay the price of vibe coding as I will not understand the code when it breaks. What? I just ask the AI what the code does to understand it and vibe code to fix it. What the heck is everyone on about? Knowing syntax is about as beneficial as knowing the machine code. Who cares in 2026 other than really mission critical apps that AI is not ready for.
What you are doing is the coding equivalent of not reading the manual on a new appliance. It will work, but you will get surprised. Probably not in a good way.
That is the argument many make but it is assuming that any issues that come up AI will not be able to help which is just not true. I have a top rated, multiplayer VR app and I have not written code for it for 2 years now as AI does it all. Sure issues have come up, but AI can fix as long as you guide it correctly.
Most of the code was written in the last 2 years as I have expanded the app a lot, added multi player and reworked all the original code. For my simple app, AI has allowed me to grow much faster than before. I am very grateful for the tech even with its may issues.
People can dismiss AI coding but some of us are using it for actual products and making money from it. I have heard for two years now that I will pay the price of vibe coding as I will not understand the code when it breaks. What? I just ask the AI what the code does to understand it and vibe code to fix it. What the heck is everyone on about? Knowing syntax is about as beneficial as knowing the machine code. Who cares in 2026 other than really mission critical apps that AI is not ready for.
What you are doing is the coding equivalent of not reading the manual on a new appliance. It will work, but you will get surprised. Probably not in a good way.
That is the argument many make but it is assuming that any issues that come up AI will not be able to help which is just not true. I have a top rated, multiplayer VR app and I have not written code for it for 2 years now as AI does it all. Sure issues have come up, but AI can fix as long as you guide it correctly.
But you wrote the bulk of the code 2 years ago? If so you know 90% of the manual.
Most of the code was written in the last 2 years as I have expanded the app a lot, added multi player and reworked all the original code. For my simple app, AI has allowed me to grow much faster than before. I am very grateful for the tech even with its may issues.