Do I still need to know how to code?
To ship something small, no. To keep it running as it grows, you need either the ability to read the code or a way to verify it against something you can read. That gap is what architecture-level tools are trying to fill.
From AI app builders compared: v0, Bolt, Lovable, Replit, updated 9 August 2026. That article is where the reasoning behind this answer is set out, including what it does not cover.