Watching an LLM spit out lines and lines of code in seconds that would've typically taken a developer hours, if not days, to write still feels a little dystopian to me. As a computer science major who's spent countless hours trying to get even the simplest programs to work, it's honestly a little terrifying to think about just how much these tools are capable of.

At the same time, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't equally fascinated by the possibilities they're opening up. Up until a few months ago, when a fresh idea popped into your head, your options were fairly limited. You either had to have the technical skills to bring it to life yourself, spend months learning how to build it, or find someone who could do it for you. Now, with AI coding tools, you can go from an idea to a working application in a matter of hours, sometimes even minutes.

Beyond experimenting with my own vibe-coded projects, I've always made it a point to keep up with what other people are building using these tools.…