AI will reward better judgment over raw code output
Lazar Yovanovich · The rise of the professional vibe coder (a new AI-era job) · Feb 8, 2026 · at 20:11
Lazar Yovanovich, full-time vibe coder at Lovable, explains why aspiring software builders should focus on cultivating product judgment instead of learning programming syntax.
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“People like me, people watching that are like, should I start learning how to code? If you haven't done it yet, I, I'd honestly say no. Like, you're optimizing for the wrong skill set. We won't be rewarded in the world of AI for faster raw output. We will be rewarded for better judgment.”
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