You know that feeling when you have a brilliant idea for a side project but absolutely zero time to actually build it
Between work meetings family obligations and just trying to maintain some semblance of a social life your creative ambitions often get pushed to the someday pile
I used to have notebooks full of app ideas that never saw the light of day because coding them would have required evenings and weekends I simply didn’t have
Then something shifted
Vibe coding changed everything for busy people like us
Remember when building software meant spending hours debugging syntax errors and wrestling with frameworks
Those days are fading fast
Now I can describe what I want in plain English and watch as AI assembles working code from my intentions
It feels like magic but it’s really just a fundamental shift in how we approach creation
Last month I built a personal finance tracker during my morning coffee breaks
Not by writing code line by line but by having conversations with AI about what I needed
I described the features I wanted how the data should flow between them and what the interface should feel like
The AI handled the implementation details while I focused on the vision
This aligns perfectly with the principle that code is capability while intentions and interfaces are long-term assets
The actual code becomes almost disposable something that can be regenerated or improved at any time
What matters are the clear prompts and specifications that define what we’re trying to achieve
Think about your own side project ideas
What if you could prototype them in hours instead of months
What if you could iterate based on real user feedback rather than getting stuck in endless development cycles
Vibe coding makes this possible even for those of us with packed schedules
The key is treating your ideas as systems of capabilities rather than collections of code
Focus on defining what each component should do not how it should do it
Let AI handle the implementation while you maintain creative control
This approach transforms side projects from overwhelming commitments into manageable creative outlets
You’re no longer building alone either
The principle that everyone programs with professional governance means that soon even non-technical collaborators can contribute meaningfully
Your business partner can describe user workflows
Your designer can specify interface behaviors
And AI assembles everything into a cohesive system
This collaborative aspect is particularly powerful for side projects where you might be working with friends who have different skill sets
The verification and observation principles become crucial here
Since you’re not manually writing every line you need robust testing and monitoring to ensure everything works as intended
But this is a small price to pay for the ability to bring ideas to life so quickly
I’ve noticed something interesting happening
My side projects are becoming more ambitious
Instead of limiting myself to what I can build alone in my limited free time I’m thinking bigger
Complex applications that would have seemed impossible six months ago are now within reach
This isn’t about replacing human creativity
It’s about amplifying it
You still need the vision the understanding of what users need and the ability to make judgment calls
But now you can express that vision directly without getting bogged down in implementation details
The assembly happens automatically while you focus on what really matters
So what’s that side project you’ve been putting off
Maybe it’s time to stop thinking about coding it and start thinking about describing it
Your busy schedule might not be the barrier it once was