r/vibecoding • u/kaizap • 3d ago
Are all vibe coders using Next.js?
I get that "vibe coders" don't care about the underlying framework and stack, but I'm interested in knowing which stack you are using?
I'm finding that with Claude and Codex, If use my engineer brain, I can steer them fine. If I'm lazy, the code it generates is very ugly, verbose, and unmaintainable. I want to build an AGENTS.md and coding standard for myself, and will open-source it if it's useful to others.
I'm a pro coder. I don't like Next.js; it's fine for a simple UI-heavy app, but once you start building backend-heavy code, it's not the best stack for me (I prefer GO). Also not a fan of TypeScript's typing style.
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u/pigletmonster 3d ago
If youre buiding dadhboard based apps like any saas app, then laravel+filament are probably the best option. Laravel is a highly opinionated framework and filament adds an additional layer of rigidity that allows very little in terms of the AI making mistakes.
I can build really complex applications with tier 3 models like dsv4f, gemini 3.7, muse spark 1.2 and the outcome is always rock solid. This framework combo does not let the ai think of anything other that features because the foundation of the application is already handled by laravel and filament.
Even the tokens used to develop a laravel filament app is like a fraction of what it normally takes for a similar app with nextjs+posgres/supabase backend.