--- title: If anyone can vibe code a product, who needs developers? description: Vibe coding tools can now clone basic software products in days, prompting questions about developer relevance. The real answer is that features and interfaces... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/if-anyone-can-vibe-code-a-product-who-needs-developers--jafxiwyjz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: If anyone can vibe code a product, who needs developers? | daily.dev og:description: Vibe coding tools can now clone basic software products in days, prompting questions about developer relevance. The real answer is that features and interfaces... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/if-anyone-can-vibe-code-a-product-who-needs-developers--jafxiwyjz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JaFxiWYJZ.png og:image:alt: If anyone can vibe code a product, who needs developers? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # If anyone can vibe code a product, who needs developers? **[LeadDev](https://daily.dev/sources/leaddev)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Vibe coding tools can now clone basic software products in days, prompting questions about developer relevance. The real answer is that features and interfaces were never true competitive moats — proprietary data, architecture, security, compliance, and user habits are. A benchmark found 61% of AI-generated solutions were functionally correct but only 10.5% were secure. Developers are shifting from building features to building confidence, demonstrating the non-replicable value of robust, secure, and compliant systems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [83% of developers are vibe coding, but call for more governance and coordination to manage workloads, new research reveals](https://daily.dev/posts/83-of-developers-are-vibe-coding-but-call-for-more-governance-and-coordination-to-manage-workloads-8rkpqecv1) · SD Times · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [You can vibe code a demo. You can’t vibe code a product](https://daily.dev/posts/you-can-vibe-code-a-demo-you-can-t-vibe-code-a-product-0om0xqvvw) · LeadDev · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Vibe Coding Is Over. 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