AI will not replace developers, but it will transform how they work. Learn what vibe coding is and how it can improve the way you program.
In recent years, the role of the developer has begun to change rapidly. Generative AI hasn’t made human work obsolete — it has transformed it. Today, effective coding is less about memorizing every single function and more about using tools as fluidly as possible.
This is where the concept of vibe coding comes into play.
What is vibe coding?
Vibe coding isn’t a formal methodology — it’s an attitude: the ability to enter a smooth workflow between prompts, generated code, and refactoring. It’s not just about automation, but about steering the process. Coding is no longer just about writing lines of code; it’s about orchestrating complex systems with AI as an operational partner.
Those who work this way have a clear goal: to achieve results as effectively as possible. They don’t get stuck on errors or waste hours on irrelevant technical details. Instead, they interact continuously with AI to explore solutions, test them, and adapt them to the context.
Prompt, refine, iterate. It’s a continuous, fast, result-oriented cycle.
How AI is reshaping seniority in software development
This approach also redefines the concept of seniority. It’s no longer enough to simply “know everything.” You need to know how to search, filter, and validate. You need intuition, critical thinking, and the ability to recognize what’s truly useful.
In this sense, vibe coding values experience — but puts it in service of speed and adaptability, not absolute control.
AI won’t replace developers. But developers who don’t know how to work with AI risk being replaced by those who do. That’s why it’s important to start investing today in a new mindset: more open, less linear, and more oriented towards human-machine collaboration.
It’s not just a shift in tools. It’s a shift in culture.
Why developing a new mindset is crucial
To stay competitive, developers must invest in a new mindset: more open, less linear, and more collaborative between humans and machines. In teams that adopt this approach, AI isn’t just an occasional assistant — it’s part of the process.
Developers don’t write every line, but they decide which lines matter. They provide context, adjust direction, and design system architecture.
It’s a different kind of work — higher-level and more strategic.
The future of software development: more strategic and collaborative
Vibe coding doesn’t replace technical knowledge. But it changes how that knowledge is applied. Those who master this new balance can build faster, validate earlier, fail smarter — and above all, keep learning continuously.
The future of software won’t be written only by those who write code — but by those who can build a productive process where humans and AI collaborate seamlessly.
And those who can do this today have a real competitive advantage.
Source: Article by Alexio Cassani
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