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Where the term came from, the tools that enable it, why every founder is doing it, and the hidden cost nobody talks about — written for both people who already vibe code, and people trying to figure out what their friends are talking about.
vibe coding · cursor · v0 · lovableThe 5 most common failure patterns in Cursor-built apps, how to diagnose each in under 10 minutes, and which ones you can fix yourself vs which need a refactor.
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Quick self-diagnostic. If three of these hit, your codebase is about to bite you. If five hit, it already has.
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