Articles
- The vibe coding stack: from prompt to a live app (2026)
The six layers every AI-built app needs, from the tool you prompt in to monitoring after launch, the three common ways to assemble them, and how to pick one for the app you actually want to ship.
- What is vibe coding? A practical definition, and where it breaks
Where the term came from, what it means in practice in 2026, the kinds of projects it handles well, and the specific places it fails once real users and real data arrive.
- How to prompt coding agents: Claude Code, Codex and Cursor (2026)
Practical prompting for AI coding agents: how to write the first brief, give the agent a check to run, use CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md and Cursor rules, and recover when a session goes sideways.
- How to review AI-written code when you can’t code (2026)
A practical review method for non-engineers: what to look at in a diff, how to use a second AI as a reviewer, the behaviour tests that replace reading code, and the red flags worth stopping for.
- Git basics for vibe coders: the commands that save you (2026)
The dozen Git commands and habits a person building with AI agents actually needs: saving working states, seeing what the agent changed, undoing safely, branches for experiments and keeping secrets out of history.
- How to test an AI-built app before launch: a checklist (2026)
A pre-launch test plan for apps built with AI: the manual checks anyone can run, how to have the agent write automated tests that are worth having, and the payment, email and data tests people skip.
- Security mistakes in vibe-coded apps, and how to fix them (2026)
The security mistakes that show up again and again in AI-built apps, mapped to the OWASP Top 10, with how to spot each one without reading code and the prompt that fixes it.
- What vibe coding really costs: subscriptions, tokens and hosting (2026)
A line-by-line look at what building with AI costs in November 2026: agent subscriptions, usage-based model pricing, app builder credits, hosting and databases, with worked monthly budgets for three typical setups.
- Best vibe coding tools (2026): 8 options compared
Eight vibe coding tools compared fairly, from all-in-one app builders to coding agents, with who each is best for, what it does well, what to watch and its current price from its own pricing page.
- Best AI coding agents compared (2026): Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more
Six AI coding agents compared for people who build by prompting: where each runs, what it does well, what to watch and its current price from its own pricing page.
- Floot vs Replit (2026): which AI builder fits your app?
An even-handed comparison of Floot and Replit: what each one is, how they differ on where you build, database, sign-in, hosting, mobile and price, and when each is the better choice.