Series · 11 parts
Vibe Coding for Everyone
A step-by-step walkthrough of vibe coding — talking to AI instead of writing code — from installing your first tool to shipping and running a real service.
- 01What Is Vibe Coding? Concepts and a Tool Comparison in One PlaceA 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 — A Step-by-Step Guide 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.
- 03How to Write a CLAUDE.md — Helping AI Understand 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 — A Practical Guide to 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 — The Faster You Go, The More Structure You LoseIntroduces the structural collapse problem you're bound to run into when building fast with vibe coding, and how to solve it.
- 06What Is MCP? Connecting External Tools to Claude CodeUnderstand what MCP (Model Context Protocol) is, and how to connect external tools to Claude Code, step by step.
- 07Stacking Features with AI — How to Keep Your Structure from Falling ApartLearn the right way to ask AI for new features, and a development routine that keeps your structure intact as features pile up.
- 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.
- 11How to Make a Vibe-Coded Service LastThe long-term sustainability problem in vibe coding, the difference a habit of recording structure makes, and a sustainable long-term development routine.