after teaching 500+ ppl to vibe code, here are the biggest newbie mistakes i see: - prompts too vague (“fix this bug") - not understanding flow of information - building 10 features before testing any - underutilizing asking ai to explain terms & navigate UI - death loops and lack of version control hygiene - carbon-copying prompts w/o adapting - not breaking problems down - ignoring errors like they’ll fix themselves - blind trust in ai output luckily, every one of these is fixable. if you’re willing to unlearn how you think.