Two Non-Traditional Developers Share Their Joys and Frustrations with Vibe Coding

Vibe coding offers a promising, novel way for software engineers of all skill levels to design, build, and launch their code. However talk to anyone who has tried it and you'll see that vibe coding is so close, yet so far from delivering a final product!On this episode of Code and Cognition Scott and Josh sit down with Monica Borrell (MB) and Mounica Veggalam(MV) to discuss the journey of developing MVPs and Prototypes as non-traditional developers using a Vibe Coding Approach!Show Notes:0:00 Intros 0:24 MV’s experience at Microsoft, MB’s Experience as Software Founder3:46 MV using Bolt to create landing page for her leadership coaching workshop5:30 Building custom CRM using Bolt, didn’t turn out as planned6:39 Experience using Bolt to create a survey application & dream journal9:32 Major takaways from trying to Vibe Code an entire project10:45 Experince with Bolt introducing too much complexity12:15 Vibe coding should be progressive, give project piece by piece13:15 Even when broken into parts, eventually the “vibes” go off the rails16:10 Vibe Coding is making something that is just so close, but not happening17:10 How do we tell if it’s the user or the LLM causing the problem?18:45 Where Vibe Coding fits in the production SDLC21:00 Bottlenecks surrounding vibe coding; debugging! 22:20 Dream Vibe Coding projects24:30 Idea Pattern Recognition Use Case27:45 Does Vibe Coding reveal desire for individualized Software?33:00 Vibe Coding is creating new service markets and new products33:45 Olio Apps will also help you fix your Vibe Coding projects34:45 Where to find our speakersMounica Veggalam - https://www.mounicaveggalam.com/Monica Borrell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicaborrell/And thanks for listening to Code & Cognition, hosted by Olio Apps! We're Scott and Aron. We are software engineers, and business operators running Olio Apps. We help our clients build the best software possible. We're always learning and improving our methods and practices, and we want to share that with you.Olio Apps can help you build your app: https://www.olioapps.com/contact-us