I'm an Amazon tech lead who uses AI to write code daily. There's one situation I hesitate to use it in.

Anni Chen says vibe coding is hard to resist. It speeds up her productivity, but she cautions against using it at scale or for production.

Anni Chen

• An Amazon tech lead says it's hard to resist the allure of vibe coding.
• Anni Chen, who vibe codes daily, says it's definitely a productivity boost.
• But she cautions against using vibe coding at scale or for production, and says technical knowledge matters.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anni Chen...