In 2006, non-coders taught themselves HTML.

Not to become developers.

To make their MySpace page cooler than their friends.

They copied code from sketchy websites. Pasted it. Prayed. Broke things. Fixed them.

No one gave them permission.

They just messed around until it worked.

Fast forward to 2026.

"Vibe coding" is everywhere in legal innovation.

Describe what you want. AI writes the code.

You don't need to understand how to code. You need to understand the problem.

Suddenly "non-technical" people are building workflow tools and automating intake forms.

The MySpace generation already proved this:

You don't need to understand the code.

You need curiosity to try and resilience to fail.

You can turn your ideas into working prototypes to build a business case.

If that business case is compelling, you'll have fast tracked the requirements gathering phase of the project to productionize your idea.

Glitter cursors were the reason in 2006.

Efficiency is the reason in 2026.

The tools changed.

The energy is exactly the same.

Start experimenting.

**A virtual hat tip to all the vibe coders out there moving fast and breaking things like Jamie Tso, Oliver Schmidt-Prietz, LL.M., Tanya Sadoughi, Abigail Hope S., Scott Kveton, Dan Szabo, Nolan Hurlburt, Marc A. Pifko, Robert Friedman, Stephanie Goutos, Sara Miro, Megan McMillin, Dom Conte, Matt Pollins and all the others!