I spend 80% of my time planning, only 20% coding
“And to this day, I can say I spent 80% of my time in planning and chatting and only 20% in executing the plan, actually.”
very early on, I started leveraging chat mode. And to this day, I can say I spent 80% of my time in planning and chatting and only 20% in executing the plan, actually. Right? I'm optimizing for the right kind of speed. Most people optimize for the wrong one. That's the first lesson that I learned literally on day two because I just I came into Lovable. That was my first exposure to to to this. I've tested and and played around with all the tools, obviously. But, like, whether somebody's doing it with cursor or cloud code, doesn't matter where you are.
About this clip
A professional vibe coder shares their counterintuitive approach to AI-assisted development, spending 80% of their time in planning and chat mode rather than actual execution. This challenges the common misconception that faster coding equals better productivity in the AI era.
Why this clip
This reveals a counterintuitive productivity principle for AI-era developers that challenges conventional wisdom about coding speed.
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