You know that classic brick breaker game where you bounce a ball to break blocks at the top of the screen
I used to spend hours playing it as a kid and recently decided to recreate it using vibe coding
The experience was nothing short of mind blowing
Instead of writing lines of code I simply described what I wanted the game to do
Create a paddle that moves left and right with keyboard controls
Make a ball that bounces off walls and the paddle
Design colorful bricks that disappear when hit
Keep score and track lives
The AI understood my intentions and assembled the game piece by piece
What struck me most was how natural this felt
I wasn’t thinking about programming syntax or debugging errors
I was focused on the experience I wanted to create
This aligns perfectly with the principle that code is capability while intentions and interfaces are long term assets
The prompts I crafted became my real assets not the temporary code they generated
When I wanted to add power ups I didn’t modify the code directly
I simply described what I wanted
Make some bricks drop special items when broken
Create effects like larger paddles or multiple balls
The AI handled the implementation details
This approach made me realize something profound
We’re moving from software engineering to software ecosystem thinking
The focus shifts from writing perfect code to creating clear intentions
From manual implementation to AI assembly
From individual projects to collaborative ecosystems
Anyone can program when you remove the technical barriers
Business people can describe workflows
Designers can articulate user experiences
Managers can define business rules
All while professionals focus on governance standards and security
Building that brick breaker taught me more about the future of software than any technical book could
It’s not about the code we write but the experiences we enable
Not about the systems we build but the ecosystems we cultivate
The real magic happens when we stop telling computers how to work and start telling them what we want to achieve