High Code, Low Code, No Code, Vibe Code

We’ve all heard the debates:

• No-code is the future.
• Low-code empowers non-developers.
• High-code is the only “real” code.

And then there’s vibe code — that moment when you hit deploy based purely on instinct, caffeine, and blind faith in your rollback plan.

Let’s be honest: every approach has its place.

1. You’ve got a simple app, no developers, and a manager who thinks software builds itself? No-code. Drag, drop, and ship it before lunch.
2. You’ve got slightly more complexity, maybe some real logic or data flow, but not enough to justify a full dev team? Low-code. It’s fast, flexible, and perfect when you want to stay productive without drowning in boilerplate.
3. Then there’s the sweet spot — the internal development platform. Basically high-code… but guardrailed. Architecture is predefined, DevOps pipelines are baked in, IDE setups are standardized, frameworks are maintained, and even vibe coding gets an AI-informed safety net. You can build faster, safer, and smarter — without reinventing the wheel every sprint. You could even buy one of these platforms. (For me, Servoy, nails this balance between freedom and structure.)
4. And finally, vibe code. The new frontier — AI-informed and just confident enough to deploy on a Friday. Sometimes the AI saves you. Sometimes it just watches you learn.

Here’s the truth: I want it all.
The speed of no-code.
The agility of low-code.
The power and structure of a great internal dev platform.
And the reckless magic of AI-boosted vibe coding.

But you can’t have it all.
Every choice trades something — control, speed, complexity, or your last ounce of sanity.

So pick your lane.
And may your pipelines be green, your frameworks stable, and your vibe strong enough to survive the next sprint.