Why After Years of Being a Developer, I’m Embracing VibeCoding (a.k.a. Coding with AI)

From Burnout to Flowstate — How AI Tools Help Me Focus on Product, Not Boilerplate

Chapter 1: The Burnout We Don’t Talk About Enough

“It’s not the code. It’s the context switching, the yak shaving, the config, the boilerplate, the oh-I-forgot-this-dependency that kills your flow.”

After 5+ years of full-stack development, I hit a wall. I wasn’t tired of building — I was tired of setting up.

Tired of writing the same form validation again.

Tired of configuring yet another eslint setup.

Tired of guessing what the designer meant by “clean but bold.”

I wasn’t alone. Many devs I know started spending more time configuring tools than building experiences.

That’s when I started exploring what I now call VibeCoding.

Chapter 2: What the Heck is VibeCoding?

VibeCoding is coding with AI tools that help amplify your intuition and accelerate decision-making.

It’s not just using Copilot.

It’s combining multiple tools to stay in flow:

• AI for naming, documentation, and planning
• Voice + Chat interfaces that eliminate unnecessary typing

Cursor / Codeium / GPT in IDE for contextual code generation

Think of it as coding with an augmented mind — you still drive, but now the car has autopilot for highways.

Chapter 3: The Turning Point — A Real-Life Scenario

Let me show you what changed:

Old Flow (Pre-AI):

• Get a feature spec
• Set up folder structure manually
• Write Redux boilerplate (ugh)
• Add validation
• Write documentation
• Forget something, fix, repeat

VibeCoding Flow (Post-AI):

// Prompt to GPT in my IDE:
"Generate a form with 3 fields using React Hook Form, include Yup validation, and show a toast on success."

Within 10 seconds, I had:

• Form component
• Validation schema
• Toast integration
• Clean UX copy

What I did was tweak and integrate. What I didn’t do was retype stuff I’ve written 20 times before.

Chapter 4: The Myths We Need to Kill

Let’s bust some myths.

Myth 1: “AI makes you lazy.”

Wrong. It makes you selective.

You don’t type out Array.prototype.map() every time, do you?

AI lets you focus on edge cases, architecture, and product value. Not div soup.

Myth 2: “It reduces craftsmanship.”

If anything, it highlights it.

You’re no longer praised for typing fast, but for thinking clearly and designing systems that last.

Chapter 5: When Not to VibeCode

Yes, there are caveats. VibeCoding is not for:

• Core infrastructure that demands strict control
• Security-critical logic (auth flows, crypto, etc.)
• First-time learners who need to understand before optimizing

But for 80% of SaaS, CRUD, and internal tools?

Vibe it out.

Chapter 6: What You Need to Get Started

Toolstack for VibeCoding:

Chapter 7: The Philosophy Shift

“Don’t build like a coder. Build like a founder.”

That’s the ethos behind VibeCoding.

The goal isn’t just shipping code.

It’s shipping value.

The quicker you validate, the quicker you grow.

Chapter 8: Closing Thoughts

We’re not in 2010 anymore.

The developer of the future doesn’t:

• Type fast
• Know every lib
• Memorize syntax

They:

• Think fast
• Use tools wisely
• Build with vibes, not ego

So if you’re burned out, bored, or blocked —

VibeCoding might just bring the joy back.

Want to Try It?

Start small:

• Use GPT to refactor code you hate
• Try a Cursor session instead of StackOverflow
• Generate docs from your code comments

Let the tools do the boring.

You do the thinking.

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