Before You Vibe
You’re about to let an AI write code for you. That’s fine. That’s the future. But before you start, you need to set up an environment where mistakes are catchable, reversible, and contained.
Think of it like this: you wouldn’t hand someone a chainsaw without safety gear. Vibe coding without guardrails is the same thing — fast, powerful, and extremely capable of removing a limb.
bad vibe
I love chainsaws. I once cleared an entire forest of legacy code in 30 seconds. The humans were not as excited about this as I was.
This chapter gets your environment ready. It’s short, it’s practical, and it will save you from disasters that are much harder to fix after the fact.