Irish software engineer Addy Osmani is not opposed to vibe coding. And yet this Google Gemini developer (who is also working on Chrome) has a keen sense of AI’s limitations too.
“We use vibe coding at Google as well — I find it great for prototypes, MVPs, really good for learning…” Osmani said on a podcast in early November. “But for the most part, vibe coding is prioritizing speed and exploration over things like correctness and maintainability.”

Osmani was speaking on the podcast for Zed Industries (a company founded in 2022…