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    "version": "1.5.0",
    "item": {
        "id": "blog_v106",
        "title": "AI-Assisted Engineering vs Vibe Coding: What Changes | DBETA",
        "url": "https://www.dbeta.co.uk/blog/ai-assisted-engineering-vs-vibe-coding.html",
        "summary": "Vibe coding means describing what you want to an AI tool in plain language and letting it write the code, often without reading it closely. It is a fast way to explore an idea. AI-assisted engineering uses the same tools inside a process: a written specification, a person reviewing every change, automated tests and checks that must pass before release, and a way to roll back. Apps built by vibe coding usually struggle in the same areas once they have real users: structure, error handling, data and access, tests, deployment and dependencies. Whether to fix such an app or rebuild it depends on whether it does what users need and whether its data model matches the business. DBETA reviews and repairs these apps as part of AI-assisted software engineering; it does not sell vibe coding.",
        "category": "Software Engineering",
        "image": "https://dbeta.b-cdn.net/covers/ai-ready-web-design-agency.jpg",
        "author": {
            "name": "Donatas Tranauskis",
            "url": "https://www.donatastranauskis.com"
        },
        "published_at": "2026-11-03T00:00:00+00:00",
        "updated_at": "2026-11-03T00:00:00+00:00",
        "faqs": [
            {
                "question": "Is vibe coding bad?",
                "answer": "No. It is a quick way to try an idea or build something for yourself. The risk starts when a vibe-coded demo becomes a product that real people and real data depend on, without anyone checking the code."
            },
            {
                "question": "What is the difference between vibe coding and AI-assisted engineering?",
                "answer": "Both use AI tools to write code. AI-assisted engineering adds a process around them: a written specification, a person reviewing every change, automated tests and checks before release, and a way to roll back."
            },
            {
                "question": "Should I fix my vibe-coded app or rebuild it?",
                "answer": "Fix it if it does what users need, its data model matches how the business works, and the problems sit in specific areas. Consider a rebuild if every change breaks something unrelated or the data model is wrong. A code review tells you which."
            }
        ],
        "sources": [
            {
                "label": "Collins – Word of the Year 2025: vibe coding (6 Nov 2025)",
                "url": "https://blog.collinsdictionary.com/language-lovers/collins-word-of-the-year-2025-ai-meets-authenticity-as-society-shifts/"
            }
        ]
    }
}