Five things vibe coders should know (from a software engineer)

Tips to keep you and your users safe with actionable security improvements.

Credit: Tianyi Ma

A few days ago I saw this tweet:

Followed by this one:

And it underlines a bit of a problem with vibe coding; people are unaware that the code they’re generating and the apps they’re deploying might be leaving them open to vulnerabilities.

That’s a problem not only they need to resolve fast, but the tools that facilitate their work, too.

Insecure code should not be generated, and if it is, the user should be warned about it prior to going live.

While some have been quick to point out that ‘vibe coders’ are bringing this upon themselves for not being real ‘devs’…