Quoting Matthew Yglesias

Simon Willison's Blog / 4/28/2026

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Key Points

  • Matthew Yglesias reflects that after five months he prefers AI coding assistance used within professionally managed software companies rather than “vibe-coding” as an approach.
  • The quote emphasizes using AI to produce software that is more effective, cheaper, and scalable as a commercial offering.
  • The post is presented as a collected quotation, not original reporting or a new product launch.
  • The site tags the content around AI, AI-assisted programming, vibe-coding, and agentic engineering, indicating the broader theme of AI-driven software development workflows.
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28th April 2026

Five months in, I think I've decided that I don't want to vibecode — I want professionally managed software companies to use AI coding assistance to make more/better/cheaper software products that they sell to me for money.

Matthew Yglesias

Posted 28th April 2026 at 1:25 pm