Vibe Coding Projects Are Like Real World Projects

One of the things that really makes me smile about the rise of “vide-coding” or AI-assisted coding is that it works best when your projects are already well-built. The things I’ve been preaching for the last 15 years still matter. In fact, they might matter more than ever.

Clean structure, consistent standards, good documentation, clear versioning, helpful comments, embedded security, and human-readable code aren’t just best practices they are enablers. Whether you’re working with a team of humans or an AI that’s pretending to be one, these principles make everything smoother. They reduce friction, prevent confusion, and allow tools (and teammates) to reason about your work more effectively.

So while the tools around us change, the fundamentals stay strong. Better habits still lead to better outcomes even in a world of AI pair programmers and autocomplete magic. Good code is still good code, and that’s a very reassuring thing.