Vibe Coding Is Just Curiosity With a Keyboard
For the past few months I’ve been playing around with vibe coding and honestly it’s been a game changer for how I approach making digital stuff.
What do I mean by vibe coding? It’s that sweet spot between actually learning programming and just diving in hacking things together until something works 😅 It shortens the learning curve in a big way especially when you’re messing with apps, websites, scripts or even tweaking open source projects.
Now, don’t get me wrong, understanding the basics is still important. Knowing the difference between the front end (what people see and click) and the back end (what crunches data and keeps things alive) is key. Same with learning how the different pieces fit together like web servers like Apache or Nginx databases like MySQL PostgreSQL or MariaDB or micro frameworks like Flask, a micro web framework written in Python that allows you spin up web pages in seconds. The more you peek under the hood of how people build their stuff the easier it gets to grab those pieces and remix them into your own system.
That’s where vibe coding shines I think. It’s less about rigid tutorials and more about exposure trial and curiosity.
Since we’re on the topic of vibe coding, my latest project is building an open source version of Jackbox Games. If you’ve never played Jackbox it makes these simple but addictive party games you can join from anywhere. One person hosts on their computer or TV everyone else jumps in with a phone and suddenly you’re laughing competing and connecting.
I thought 🧐why not build my own version? Something where anyone can pull up a webpage punch in a unique code and instantly be playing a game with whoever else is in that session. A kind of DIY online multiplayer hub.
Also, I don’t just want it for me. I want an open source version so you can spin one up for your family your friends or even your work crew. Imagine a Friday night hangout a quick break at the office or a long distance family gathering -all made possible by a simple self hosted game.
For me that’s the heart of vibe coding. It’s not about building the next unicorn startup. It’s about making something fun practical and sharable. It’s about engagement about giving people a reason to connect—even if it’s just over a silly little game.
Sometimes the best projects aren’t the ones with investors and roadmaps. They’re the ones that remind us why we started tinkering in the first place: to create to share and to learn along the way.