The launch of Lovable 2.0 convinced me… It’s better for non-technical people to stay in Lovable/Bolt than to try vibe coding in a dev tool.
A lot of the conversations I had on my last 5 posts about what I’ve been learning showed me this. They were either (ex-)technical people or they became technical.
They talked about unit tests, branches, environment customization, choosing the architecture… They ignore versioning, choosing the stack (and architecture), choosing the model, building… and that the “by design” limitation is good for most people!
I don’t want to think about that. I want “my technical team” to decide. I guarantee the AI will decide better than me, a bad dev. 👀
I loved the definition the founder of Vercel gave on Lenny’s podcast… It’s a 5-year-old child with a PhD in computer science and ADHD. That’s exactly how I feel when I ask for something.
Is there room for IDEs for devs? For sure… for those who want to be devs/technical and have more control. For everyone else, abstraction and limitation are paradise.
Originally written in Portuguese and published on LinkedIn on April 25, 2025. I translated it into English with the help of AI (Claude): it let me bring my LinkedIn posts to people who don’t read Portuguese without rewriting each one from scratch. I reviewed the translation to keep my original meaning and tone.