Before You Start

Vibe coding sounds like magic. And it is - until you've burned through your entire context window trying to explain what a "modern card" looks like.

AI doesn't know what looks good. It only knows what you tell it. Without design vocabulary, every revision costs you tokens and time.

You ask for "something modern".

The AI gives you a hero section with a stock photo, a blue gradient, and Comic Sans vibes. Because "modern" means nothing without context.

You spend 40 prompts fixing it.

Each correction eats your context window. By prompt 15, the AI has forgotten your brand color. By prompt 30, it's rewriting things that were already working.

The fix is vocabulary, not more prompts.

Say "glassmorphism card with a 1px white border at 10% opacity" instead of "make it look glassy". One sentence. Done on the first try.

The Jargon

Vibe Coding Glossary

Stop getting confused when developers talk. Browse our A-Z dictionary of core terms you need to know when working with AI to build software.

View Full Glossary →