vibecodejoe

turns out the barrier to entry is… usage caps

I think we’re actually closer in our thinking than it might seem. I’m the first to acknowledge that the engine under the hood was built by people with deep CS degrees or experience. Hell, they’re the reason all this even works. My point isn't that CS degrees are obsolete; it's that there's a huge shift happening where we’ve moved from 'only the carpenter can build the house' to 'the carpenter has new tools that allow more people to build houses.' The risk of the 'you don’t need to know anything' narrative is real and truthfully it leads to some sloppy results. But the opportunity that someone who understands a specific problem (but couldn't code it before) can now translate that understanding into a solution. If they build something useful, does the lack of a CS degree invalidate the utility provided to the user? I don't think it does. I think it just means the definition of 'builder' is expanding. btw - absolutely appreciate this convo. i love the way you frame your argument. following you for more!

You’re not entirely wrong, but there’s enough people without ANY experience OR experience preaching that you don’t need education or experience in CS anymore. People with no real mathematics, engineering, or software knowledge. So is a touchy subject nowadays (for me anyway). I’ve said this many times before and I’ll say it again. Let’s not forget that AI was made by folks with CS education and is being fine-tuned/developed by thousands more with (and without) CS degrees (mostly with a degree though).

If you can vibe code an app without software dev knowledge then so can other 1 billion people. Doing easy things is equal to absolutely 0 They got people tricked with this vibecoding thing.

100% for something like taxes, people default to what feels safest. Completely valid. Every trusted product started out unknown at some point. So it’s less 'no one will trust vibecoded apps' and more 'new things have to prove themselves' which honestly has always been the case, AI or not. I wouldn't expect anyone to sign up / pay / or even share my product unless it has the proper safeguards in place to be stable, reliable and safe.

@vibecodejoe @asaio87 But let's say I want to do my taxes and there's a well established company software which will do my taxes in let's say x amount and someone who built an app by himself will do it in 20-30 percent less. It's human tendency to go to the trusted company evn if it's little expensive

It’s funny how quickly this turns into “you don’t have credentials, therefore your results don’t count.” No one’s saying expertise doesn’t matter, it absolutely does. But we’ve always judged products by outcomes, not by whether the creator followed a traditional path. If someone with no formal background can build something useful, used, and valuable… that’s not the Dunning–Kruger effect (great reference btw!). That’s the barrier to entry dropping that I mentioned. You still need taste, persistence, and the ability to actually solve a problem. AI doesn’t remove that, it just changes who gets to try. And historically, more people being able to try things has been a good thing, not a bad one. Am I wrong?

@vibecodejoe @asaio87 @grok explain the Dunning-Kruger Effect to this gentleman who “knows” how to use an AI model, is “successful” at it, yet has no real education or experience in how computers work.

I’m literally one viral tweet away from going viral.

Just a reminder to keep the ball rolling. Fight the urge to give in. Small wins compound into bigger wins. You’ll look back on this day and be proud of yourself for not stopping.

I keep coming back to this idea that “no one would trust an app built by a vibecoder.” But realistically before you download an app, are you actually looking up who built it? Their background, experience, credibility? Or are you judging it by how well it works, how it feels to use, and whether it solves your problem? Feels like trust is earned at the product level first, not the résumé behind it.

@vibecodejoe @asaio87 One more thing nobody will trust an app built by a vibecoder for something important due to obvious reasons at least not the tech savy people.

vibe coding dictionary, day 6 tech stack (noun) the list of tools you're using to build your app, which you will confidently explain to someone and then mispronounce at least one of them. mine is: HTML/CSS/JS, @supabase, gemini, a php proxy, and hostinger. every developer who's been coding for 20 years has opinions about this. those people did not build @getkeptapp in their living room while their kids were asleep. i did. ——— "your stack doesn't have to be impressive. it has to work." #vibecodingdictionary

Ai killed a lot of things. Short list below (written by ai) •Basic data entry jobs •Transcription work •Simple customer support chat roles •Tier 1 help desk troubleshooting •Basic bookkeeping •Scheduling assistants •Travel agents for standard trips •Stock photo shoots •Background extras for ads •Simple logo design •Basic graphic design tasks •First-draft copywriting •Product descriptions •SEO blog spam writing •Email template writing •Meeting notes and summaries •Manual translation for common languages •Voiceover for simple narration •Market research surveys (basic analysis) •Resume screening for obvious fits •Document formatting and cleanup •Spreadsheet formula building •Basic coding/boilerplate scripts •QA testing for obvious bugs •Simple video editing (cuts, captions) •Captioning and subtitles •Social media post drafting •Cold outreach email writing •Knowledge base article drafting •Basic legal templates •Basic contract review (surface-level) •Medical note transcription

@asaio87 How long did it take you? What sort of content resonates the best for you? I’m at 26 but it’s more about the interactions I’ve been able to have and the feedback for what I’m trying to build. Having a blast doing it

I just surpassed 3,000 followers. It’s a good milestone but I’m just starting. You will hear a lot more from me related to: - marketing - building in public - SEO / GEO - mobile apps and Wordpress. - software dev.

@siddharthwv Following!

Got 1 follower? You can get a million followers. Signed 1 client? You can sign 100+ clients Made 1 sale? You can make $10k/month. Get one. That's the only proof you need.

Building @getkeptapp from the couch with AI, zero clue what I’m doing, and three kids running around. Just prompted Claude to explain its own code back to me…we live in crazy times. Who else is vibecoding their way through the chaos? Drop your wildest AI win (or fail) below 👇🏻 #getkeptapp #vibecoding #buildinpublic #IndieHacker

@koop0x Ehhhemm. You missed a decimal point

Anxiety drops by 75% when you’re making $85K a month.

very soon, $30k a month will be your new normal

TikTok has been my Achilles heel with my app launch. I’ve made 3 videos and received around 400 views total. I honestly don’t know what to do on there. Especially for my app - not sure what else to showcase. Check it out. Let me know what I’m doing right or wrong. Any advice is more than welcome! @getkeptapp?_r=1&_t=ZT-95W5hjro7R7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tiktok.com/@getkeptapp?_r…

daily reminder: if you want to scale to 10k mrr you need to be posting 100+ tiktoks a week, sorry.

@bestplayeratlas *$10 works too. lol.

normalize making $1k a day

259 impressions at a 9.6 average position is actually a massive opportunity. You’ve got the visibility, but your CTR (0.8%) is the bottleneck. I’d check: 1. Optimize your titles for a higher "hook" rate 2. Audit the meta descriptions. So many people overlook this 3. Add internal links to push into the Top 5. Internal links help your SEO

Literally, SEO is getting more harder - 2 clicks - 9.6 average position - 259 total impressions Maybe SEO is 100x harder now

What’s wrong with this comparison?

@mrbenedictowusu @hridoyreh Honestly grok can do a decent full SEO analysis if you don’t want to pay for ahref. Prompt it to return specific actionable suggestions to enhance the seo, and provide reasoning for the recommendations.

@hridoyreh Ok. Thanks Reh

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