AI enables anyone to make 'good enough' software
Lazar Yovanovich · The rise of the professional vibe coder (a new AI-era job) · Feb 8, 2026 · at 1:37:35
Lazar Yovanovich, vibe coding engineer at Lovable, discusses how commoditization of basic coding requires software builders to differentiate on quality.
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“We live in a world where anybody can produce good enough. So you better start learning how to produce magic because otherwise you're just gonna End up in a crowd with millions and millions of others.”
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