How I Lost a Six-Figure SaaS Contract to a "Vibe Coder" (Even Though I Used AI Too)

Have you seen the think-pieces. "AI is coming for your jobs." "English is the new programming language." As a seasoned software developer based in South Africa, I used to think I was ahead of the curve. I wasn't an AI denier; in fact, I actively use Agentic AI assistants to cut down my development time, spin up boilerplates, and ship features faster than ever. I thought leveraging AI inside my IDE made me very competitive. Oh boy was i wrong by huge margin. Recently, I didn't just lose a lucra...