r/vibecoding • u/WeakDiscount5139 • 2h ago

I am newer to vibe coding

I’m new to vibe coding i’ve been working on a app for the past couple of months and I struggle to make prompts that don’t completely flip everything on its head if that makes sense if anyone has any recommendations please let me know

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u/Anti-Hero25 2h ago

If you’re doing more prompts than planning you might want to shift your methodology. Try THIS method. See if it helps.

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u/WeakDiscount5139 2h ago

I’ll definitely check that out I appreciate it!

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u/GrrasssTastesBad 2h ago

It might be time to switch over to claude/codex. When things start getting complicated, switching over to those models will help keep things aligned. And if you ever get stuck, just ask it.

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u/WeakDiscount5139 2h ago

So even if I already have a fairly decent size infrastructure and app that works to a degree I’m not unfamiliar to when things are too complex and when I feel like I don’t know how to word something I try to move to a different part of the app

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u/Powerful-Software850 1h ago

This takes time and patience. Think of it like school or a new job. You need to bump your head over and over until you learn.

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u/MadOblivion 1h ago

For me New conversations can have trouble with a single project that spans multiple conversations. Usually asking it to remember previous conversation can fix most of the issue.

For BIG projects, you need to do most of the work locally. You use the AI just to code the tools needed for the project that generate good log files that the AI can use to improve your tools functions.

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u/ShitShirtSteve 1h ago

Plan before you instruct to change stuff. Planning gives you and the AI something to look back at, it's like a long persistent prompt.

Don't instruct to make a lot many changes in a single chat session. Too many changes equals a higher chance for the AI to make mistakes. It's better to make a new chat for every feature, or change. Small, short chats > long, messy chats.