Comment by WheelsAtLarge

Yup, my experience has been that vibe-coding is very time-consuming. It reminds me very much of how LLMs are great at creating mind-blowing images, but you get what you get. Once you decide that you need to modify the image you get, it becomes a time sink. You might be able to change it and get what you need, but there is no guarantee and it's a never ending task.

The same thing happens with code; you may get great results from your prompt, but trying to customize it will drive you nuts and you may never get what you want.

Maintenance is another hurdle. How do you maintain code you might not have the skills to maintain?

Vibe-coding may reduce software creation time, but it's not taking over software engineering. The SaaS business is going nowhere. Most people, by far, will continue to rely on someone else for their software needs. But be very aware that the software business will change. We are seeing that already.