Series · 11 parts
Vibe Coding for Everyone
Vibe coding looks easy but isn't — we follow it end to end, from installing your tools through deployment and day-to-day operation.
- 01What Is Vibe Coding?A look at vibe coding, where AI writes the code for you: what it is, when it's a good fit, and how popular tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Copilot compare.
- 02How to Install Claude Code — From Terminal to Your First ConversationA step-by-step guide to installing Claude Code for the first time, covering terminal basics, Node.js installation, logging in (with a subscription or API key), and sending your first prompt.
- 03CLAUDE.md — How AI Understands and Remembers Your ProjectLearn how to write a CLAUDE.md file that helps Claude Code remember your project's structure and rules, with good and bad examples.
- 04Building Your First Screen with Vibe Coding — Turning Ideas into CodeHow to turn an idea into a prompt, and how the back-and-forth with AI takes shape into finished code — explained through a hands-on example.
- 05The Vibe Coding Trap — When Easy Makes Things HarderAs you grow a project with vibe coding, a mounting misunderstanding of your own project builds up. This is a story about the frustration that brings, and how to work through it.
- 06What Is MCP? — How AI Talks to Your ToolsUnderstand what MCP (Model Context Protocol) is, and how to connect external tools to Claude Code, step by step.
- 07Prompt Engineering — Getting Exactly What You Want from the AIPractical skills for writing good prompts — specificity, context, and scope, plus five techniques for getting the result you're after.
- 08Putting Your App Out into the World — A Vibe Coder's First Steps in DeploymentLearn how to take an app that only ran locally and deploy it to the internet, step by step from the start.
- 09Cleaning Up Your Code After Launch — How to Refactor with AILearn how to handle the refactoring that every vibe-coded project eventually needs, working alongside AI.
- 10When You Hit a Bug — Finding the Root Cause with AILearn how to find the root cause of a production bug together with AI and fix it.
- 11Wrapping Up the Series — Vibe Coding in a NutshellThe close of the vibe coding series: the five principles running through it all, and a quick look back at every part.