From Vibe Coding to Production: Why Developer Experience Shouldn't End at Deployment
In today’s world, building a web application has never been easier. Thanks to the rise of AI-assisted development, low-code tools, and powerful frameworks, anyone can turn an idea into a working MVP in hours or days. This new wave of rapid, intuitive development is earning a name: vibe coding. Vibe coding is when you're in the flow—powered by AI or no-code tools—rapidly turning ideas into code without worrying (yet) about infrastructure, scale, or production-readiness. It’s fun. It’s liberating. And it’s changing how we think about building software. But here’s the catch: At some point, your vibe-coded project needs to move from just working on localhost to being production-ready. And that’s when the vibe often dies. The Hidden Reality Behind "One-Click" Deployment Platforms To bridge the gap between development and production, many developers turn to platforms like: Vercel Railway Heroku And other PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) tools These platforms are fantastic at first. They offer: Simple Git-based deployments Built-in monitoring and environment variables SSL, CDN, and auto-scaling Everything you need… until you need more. The Catch? As your app grows, these platforms:

In today’s world, building a web application has never been easier. Thanks to the rise of AI-assisted development, low-code tools, and powerful frameworks, anyone can turn an idea into a working MVP in hours or days.
This new wave of rapid, intuitive development is earning a name: vibe coding.
Vibe coding is when you're in the flow—powered by AI or no-code tools—rapidly turning ideas into code without worrying (yet) about infrastructure, scale, or production-readiness.
It’s fun. It’s liberating.
And it’s changing how we think about building software.
But here’s the catch:
At some point, your vibe-coded project needs to move from just working on localhost to being production-ready.
And that’s when the vibe often dies.
The Hidden Reality Behind "One-Click" Deployment Platforms
To bridge the gap between development and production, many developers turn to platforms like:
- Vercel
- Railway
- Heroku
- And other PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) tools
These platforms are fantastic at first. They offer:
- Simple Git-based deployments
- Built-in monitoring and environment variables
- SSL, CDN, and auto-scaling
Everything you need… until you need more.
The Catch?
As your app grows, these platforms: