Vibe Coding Path
Go from complete beginner to shipping production apps with AI as your coding partner. Learn the concepts, let AI handle the code.
Your Journey
- Welcome to Vibe Coding
- Build Your First Page
- How the Web Works
- Reading Code, Not Writing It
- Browser Developer Tools
- The Build Loop: Spec, Build, Test, Save
- Refine and Ship
Build your first web page with AI in the opening chapters, then understand what is happening behind the scenes.
- Open the Terminal
- npm and Project Setup
- Install a Terminal AI Agent (CLI)
- Use the Agent on a Real Task
- Take a Project Local
Set up a complete AI coding workflow with the terminal, npm, and a terminal AI agent.
- AI Has No Memory
- Give AI Project Context
- MCP Connecting AI to the World
- The Context Window
- Automate After Every Edit
- Lock In the Config
Most AI coding tools start each session without knowing anything about the project.
- Your First Repository
- Commits That Save You
- Branches for Safe Experiments
- Undo and Recover
- Push to GitHub Safely
- The AI Git Workflow
One bad AI prompt can rewrite your entire project in seconds.
- Why Most Prompts Fail
- Anatomy of a Good Prompt
- Debugging with AI
- Review and Verify What AI Wrote
- The Conversation, Not the Message
- Anti-Patterns and Prompt Improvement
- Specs for Bigger Features
- Keep What Works
Stop getting garbage from AI and start getting what you actually want.
- How Vibe Coders Build UI
- Use a Component Library
- Layout Patterns with AI
- Responsive Design and Theming
- Polish That Makes It Professional
- Build a Complete Page
Build interfaces that look polished without learning design.
- Why Your App Needs a Database
- Choosing Your Database Platform
- Set Up Your Database
- Design Your Schema with AI
- Let AI Handle Your Data
- Connect Data to Your UI
- Evolve Your Database Over Time
- Review and Ship
Add a database to your app without learning SQL.
- What a Backend Does
- Your First API Route
- Add Auth to Your App
- Build Features with API Routes
- Protect Your App in Production
- Move Slow Work to the Background
- Let Users Upload Files
- The Backend Builder's Workflow
Turn your frontend into a full-stack product that knows who is logged in, protects every route, and keeps running when things break.
- Why Your App Needs External Services
- Tell AI to Call Any API
- Accept Payments
- Send Emails That Actually Arrive
- Chain Services with Webhooks
- The Integration Builder's Workflow
You'll learn how to connect external services to your app: transactional email, optional payment processing, and webhook chains that trigger actions across multiple services at once.
- AI Code Looks Right But Isn't Always
- Catch Hallucinations Before They Run
- Ask AI to Check Its Own Work
- Test Before You Trust
- Refine Instead of Restart
- Spot the Warning Signs
- TypeScript Errors Are Your Friend
- The Quality Checklist
You don't need to understand every line of code.
- When Things Break (Don't Panic)
- Copy the Error, Paste to AI
- Find Errors That Hide from You
- Describe What's Wrong, Not What to Fix
- The Undo Button: Git Saves You
- Common Problems and What to Tell AI
- When the First Fix Doesn't Work
You learned to catch AI mistakes in the Spotting AI Mistakes Fast course.
- Why Apps Get Hacked
- Keep Your Secrets Secret
- Lock the Doors: Login and Permissions
- Know the Attack Names
- Your Pre-Launch Security Checklist
- What to Do When Something Goes Wrong
You'll ship apps that are safe from the mistakes that cost builders thousands.
- Why New Features Break Old Ones
- Test It Yourself First
- Tell AI to Add Automated Tests
- Set Up Automatic Checks
- Your Pre-Ship Routine
Every push feels risky until you have a system.
- Deploy to Vercel in 5 Minutes
- Set Up Your Production Settings
- Your Database in Production
- When the Deploy Fails
- Preview Deploys and Custom Domains
- Know When Things Break
Your app works on your laptop.
- Build Outcomes, Not Features
- Validate Before You Build
- Scope Your MVP
- Set a Price, Reduce the Friction
- Watch What Users Actually Do
- Measure What Matters
- Ask Users, Then Act
- When to Change Direction
You can build anything now.
- Nobody Knows Your App Exists
- Launch Where Your Users Are
- Get Found on Google
- Build a Content Engine
- Referrals and Community
- Your Weekly Growth Routine
You built something great and nobody knows about it.
- What AI Can Do for Your App
- Tell AI to Build Smart Features
- Keep Costs Under Control
- Ship AI Features Responsibly
- What's Next
Add a chatbot, smart search, or content generation to your app using AI APIs.
- Welcome to Vibe Coding
- Build Your First Page
- How the Web Works
- Reading Code, Not Writing It
- Browser Developer Tools
- The Build Loop: Spec, Build, Test, Save
- Refine and Ship
Build your first web page with AI in the opening chapters, then understand what is happening behind the scenes.
- Open the Terminal
- npm and Project Setup
- Install a Terminal AI Agent (CLI)
- Use the Agent on a Real Task
- Take a Project Local
Set up a complete AI coding workflow with the terminal, npm, and a terminal AI agent.
- AI Has No Memory
- Give AI Project Context
- MCP Connecting AI to the World
- The Context Window
- Automate After Every Edit
- Lock In the Config
Most AI coding tools start each session without knowing anything about the project.
- Your First Repository
- Commits That Save You
- Branches for Safe Experiments
- Undo and Recover
- Push to GitHub Safely
- The AI Git Workflow
One bad AI prompt can rewrite your entire project in seconds.
- Why Most Prompts Fail
- Anatomy of a Good Prompt
- Debugging with AI
- Review and Verify What AI Wrote
- The Conversation, Not the Message
- Anti-Patterns and Prompt Improvement
- Specs for Bigger Features
- Keep What Works
Stop getting garbage from AI and start getting what you actually want.
- How Vibe Coders Build UI
- Use a Component Library
- Layout Patterns with AI
- Responsive Design and Theming
- Polish That Makes It Professional
- Build a Complete Page
Build interfaces that look polished without learning design.
- Why Your App Needs a Database
- Choosing Your Database Platform
- Set Up Your Database
- Design Your Schema with AI
- Let AI Handle Your Data
- Connect Data to Your UI
- Evolve Your Database Over Time
- Review and Ship
Add a database to your app without learning SQL.
- What a Backend Does
- Your First API Route
- Add Auth to Your App
- Build Features with API Routes
- Protect Your App in Production
- Move Slow Work to the Background
- Let Users Upload Files
- The Backend Builder's Workflow
Turn your frontend into a full-stack product that knows who is logged in, protects every route, and keeps running when things break.
- Why Your App Needs External Services
- Tell AI to Call Any API
- Accept Payments
- Send Emails That Actually Arrive
- Chain Services with Webhooks
- The Integration Builder's Workflow
You'll learn how to connect external services to your app: transactional email, optional payment processing, and webhook chains that trigger actions across multiple services at once.
- AI Code Looks Right But Isn't Always
- Catch Hallucinations Before They Run
- Ask AI to Check Its Own Work
- Test Before You Trust
- Refine Instead of Restart
- Spot the Warning Signs
- TypeScript Errors Are Your Friend
- The Quality Checklist
You don't need to understand every line of code.
- When Things Break (Don't Panic)
- Copy the Error, Paste to AI
- Find Errors That Hide from You
- Describe What's Wrong, Not What to Fix
- The Undo Button: Git Saves You
- Common Problems and What to Tell AI
- When the First Fix Doesn't Work
You learned to catch AI mistakes in the Spotting AI Mistakes Fast course.
- Why Apps Get Hacked
- Keep Your Secrets Secret
- Lock the Doors: Login and Permissions
- Know the Attack Names
- Your Pre-Launch Security Checklist
- What to Do When Something Goes Wrong
You'll ship apps that are safe from the mistakes that cost builders thousands.
- Why New Features Break Old Ones
- Test It Yourself First
- Tell AI to Add Automated Tests
- Set Up Automatic Checks
- Your Pre-Ship Routine
Every push feels risky until you have a system.
- Deploy to Vercel in 5 Minutes
- Set Up Your Production Settings
- Your Database in Production
- When the Deploy Fails
- Preview Deploys and Custom Domains
- Know When Things Break
Your app works on your laptop.
- Build Outcomes, Not Features
- Validate Before You Build
- Scope Your MVP
- Set a Price, Reduce the Friction
- Watch What Users Actually Do
- Measure What Matters
- Ask Users, Then Act
- When to Change Direction
You can build anything now.
- Nobody Knows Your App Exists
- Launch Where Your Users Are
- Get Found on Google
- Build a Content Engine
- Referrals and Community
- Your Weekly Growth Routine
You built something great and nobody knows about it.
- What AI Can Do for Your App
- Tell AI to Build Smart Features
- Keep Costs Under Control
- Ship AI Features Responsibly
- What's Next
Add a chatbot, smart search, or content generation to your app using AI APIs.