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What the data actually says about AI-generated code.

Every claim on this blog is traced to a named study, survey or report: no invented statistics, no recycled marketing numbers. If we can't source it, we don't publish it.

RESEARCH

Is Vibe-Coded Software Safe for Production? What the Data Shows

A study-by-study look at what happens when AI-generated code meets real users, drawing on Veracode, Stanford and CodeRabbit research.

12 min read
SECURITY

AI Code Security Vulnerabilities: Every Major 2025–2026 Study, Reviewed

Veracode, GitGuardian and SecurityWeek data on how often AI-generated code introduces vulnerabilities, and why the numbers keep climbing.

11 min read
MAINTAINABILITY

Vibe Coding Technical Debt: Why AI-Written Code Gets Harder to Maintain

GitClear's 211-million-line analysis on code churn and copy-pasted code, and what it means for a codebase's shelf life.

10 min read
TRUST

The AI Code Trust Paradox: Why Developers Trust AI Code Less While Using It More

Stack Overflow's 2025 survey shows trust falling as adoption rises. Snyk's research shows the opposite belief in practice. Both are true at once.

8 min read
PRICING

How Much Does a Code Audit Cost in 2026? A Breakdown by Codebase Size

What actually drives the price of a code audit or hardening engagement, and why lines of code is only half the formula.

9 min read
GUIDE

Code Audit vs Code Review vs Penetration Test: What's the Difference?

Three terms that get used interchangeably and shouldn't be. What each one actually delivers, and which one you need.

8 min read
CHECKLIST

A Founder's Checklist: 12 Things to Check Before Taking Vibe-Coded Software Live

A practical, non-theoretical checklist for the gap between "it works on my machine" and "it survived launch day."

10 min read
SECURITY

GitHub Copilot and AI Assistant Security Risks: A Practical Guide

What the research says about Copilot-class tools specifically, and the concrete checks that catch what they miss.

9 min read
GUIDE

When to Hire an Engineer for Your AI-Built App (and When You Still Don't Need To)

Signals that separate a prototype that's fine to leave alone from one that's a genuine liability.

8 min read
HISTORY

The Complete Timeline of Vibe Coding: From One Tweet to Word of the Year

How a February 2025 post by Andrej Karpathy became Collins Dictionary's word of the year and reshaped how software gets built.

7 min read