Reality check on vibe coding timelines:
Day 1-7: Hacked together a todos MVP
Month 1-2: Actually using it daily, fixing all the edge cases nobody thinks about during the initial rush
Month 3: Post-launch iteration hell until it stops breaking
Total: ~3 months from first commit to production-stable
The "I built X in 3 days" posts are pure survivorship bias. They skip the unglamorous part where you discover your auth breaks on mobile Safari, your database queries tank under load, and users find 47 ways to break features you thought were bulletproof.
Vibe coding gets you a demo. Shipping a reliable product that doesn't wake you up at 3am? That's the other 95% of the work.
Day 1-7: Hacked together a todos MVP
Month 1-2: Actually using it daily, fixing all the edge cases nobody thinks about during the initial rush
Month 3: Post-launch iteration hell until it stops breaking
Total: ~3 months from first commit to production-stable
The "I built X in 3 days" posts are pure survivorship bias. They skip the unglamorous part where you discover your auth breaks on mobile Safari, your database queries tank under load, and users find 47 ways to break features you thought were bulletproof.
Vibe coding gets you a demo. Shipping a reliable product that doesn't wake you up at 3am? That's the other 95% of the work.