PYMNTS.com August 20, 2025
Vibe coding, which lets anyone build apps without knowing coding, opens the door to a new economy of solo entrepreneurs.
But some say vibe coding still needs skilled developers to make it stable and scalable.
Building an app is just the starting point for a business and still needs a plan for monetization, according to industry practitioners.
Vibe coding is the practice of using artificial intelligence (AI) to build applications by describing ideas in plain language.
For example, to build an eCommerce landing page, the prompt could be something like this: “Make a Shopify-style landing page for a candle shop. Include a homepage, a product grid with three items, an ‘Add to Cart’ button, and a checkout page that connects...







