32 guides
Vibe coding
Plain-English guides on vibe coding for non-technical founders building with AI tools.
founder · 8 min read
NewDebian Voted to Allow AI-Written Code — and Put the Whole Risk on the Human
The biggest community-run Linux project settled its AI policy on August 28. It refused to answer the copyright question and handed it to the contributor.
founder · 6 min read
NewWhat Lovable's $13.3B Round Means If You're Building on It
Lovable just raised $400M at a $13.3B valuation. Here's what the funding actually changes for founders who ship products on the platform.
founder · 6 min read
AWS Just Entered the Vibe-Coding Race. Here's What Founders Should Take From It.
AWS and Superblocks signed a multiyear deal to run governed vibe coding inside private clouds. The real signal isn't the product — it's who's moving.
founder · 8 min read
Your AI coding tool now picks the model for you, and here's why that matters
Cursor Router and the rise of automatic model routing means you stop choosing models and start choosing a cost posture. What founders and PMs need to know.
founder · 7 min read
Claude Opus 5 Is Here: What It Means for Vibe Coders
Anthropic's new top coding model lands at half the price of Fable 5, with a low/medium/high effort dial. What it changes for the tools you build with.
founder · 7 min read
A Major Code Host Just Banned Vibe-Coded Projects. Here's What Founders Should Take From It
Codeberg's members voted 70% to ban primarily-AI-generated projects. It won't hit most founders directly, but the reasons behind it should shape how you ship.
founder · 9 min read
Prompt Injection Is the New SQL Injection, and Your Coding Agent Is Wide Open
Six separate 2026 findings, one root cause: AI coding agents trust what they read. Here's what founders need to change today.
founder · 7 min read
GPT-5.6 Sol is live: what the new default model means for vibe coders
OpenAI shipped GPT-5.6 (Sol, Terra, Luna) on July 9: cheaper than Fable 5, a coding record, and a cheating problem. The practical read for founders.
founder · 7 min read
Grok 4.5 is here: an 'Opus-class' coding model, half the price
xAI shipped Grok 4.5 on July 8: trained on real Cursor sessions, priced 60% below Opus 4.8, and live in Cursor on every plan. The founder's read.
founder · 6 min read
Figma Bought Bud (Orchids) and Is Shutting It Down July 18. What Builders Should Do.
Figma acquired the Bud/Orchids vibe-coding team and is sunsetting both apps by July 18, 2026. Here's the migration playbook and the real lesson.
founder · 6 min read
UpdatedClaude Sonnet 5: A Cheaper Way to Run the Agents You Already Use
Anthropic's new Sonnet 5 gets close to Opus 4.8 on coding at a fraction of the price. Here's what the June 30 launch changes for the tools you build with.
founder · 6 min read
Your vibe coding tool wants to build its own AI model. Here's why.
Base44 just launched its own model. More builders will follow. What the move to in-house AI means for your costs, output quality, and lock-in.
founder · 6 min read
Apple Just Made AI Free to Put in Your App. What WWDC 2026 Means for Founders.
Apple's WWDC 2026 gave founders free on-device AI, a free cloud tier, and an agentic Xcode. Here's what actually matters if you're shipping a mobile app.
founder · 7 min read
Claude Fable 5 Is Here: What It Means for Vibe Coders
Anthropic's new top model lands in Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, free until June 22. What changes for the tools you build with, and what doesn't.
founder · 5 min read
Lovable Signs a 5x Google Cloud Deal. Here's What It Actually Means.
Lovable just locked in a multiyear Google Cloud expansion deal. We break down what it signals for builders committing to the platform.
founder · 7 min read
Which Model Is Your Vibe Coding Tool Actually Running?
Most AI builders don't tell you which LLM is doing the work. Here's how to find out, and why it matters for your costs, output quality, and risk.
founder · 6 min read
The Truth About Mobile Vibe Coding in 2026
Building mobile apps with AI is possible, but the landscape is messier than the marketing suggests. What's working, what's broken, and who should try it.
founder · 5 min read
Vibe Coding Goes Hardware: What Lovable's Bet on Atech Means for Founders
Lovable just backed Atech, a Danish startup bringing AI-driven hardware prototyping to anyone. The implications go further than you might think.
founder · 7 min read
Vibe Coding Is Now on Job Descriptions: What It Means for You
Coinbase, JPMorgan, NVIDIA, and others list vibe coding as a required skill. What that shift means for founders building teams and PMs managing them.
founder · 8 min read
Who Owns the Code Your AI Wrote? The Copyright Question Founders Are Ignoring
Bloomberg Law flagged it. Lawyers are watching. What non-technical founders need to know about IP risk in AI-generated code before it becomes your problem.
founder · 6 min read
Google and Kaggle Are Running a Free 5-Day AI Agents Course, With Vibe Coding
Google's returning free AI Agents Intensive course goes June 15-19, 2026. Here's what's in it, who it's for, and how to sign up.
founder · 6 min read
Lovable goes mobile: what changes for non-technical founders
Lovable launched native iOS and Android apps on April 28. Here's what the mobile experience does well, what it doesn't, and whether to rethink how you build.
founder · 9 min read
Lovable's April 2026 Data Exposure: What Founders Need to Do Now
Lovable had a Broken Object Level Authorization flaw sitting open for 48 days. Here's what happened, what's at risk, and what to do if you built with Lovable.
founder · 7 min read
Picking AI Tools That Will Last: A Founder's Guide to the Consolidating Builder Market
Cursor just raised at $50B. Google absorbed Windsurf's team. Cognition got the rest. Here's how to bet on tools that will still exist next year.
founder · 8 min read
Vibe Coding Is Maturing: What Smart Founders Should Do Differently Now
The naive era of pure vibe coding is over. Here's what the community is learning, and what it means for how you build.
founder · 6 min read
Is Vibe Coding Killing Open Source? What Founders Need to Know
AI coding tools are built on open source. But are they giving anything back? Here's the honest breakdown, and what it means for your product.
founder · 7 min read
When Vibe Coding Goes Wrong (And How to Actually Avoid It)
AI app builders can ship real products fast, but they can also create a mess that's harder to fix than starting over. What goes wrong, and why.
beginner · 7 min read
From Vibe Coding to Vibe Shipping: What Changed in 2026
Vibe coding got you a demo. Vibe shipping gets you a live product. Here's what the shift means and which tools actually support it.
founder · 8 min read
35 Security Holes in One Month: Why Vibe-Coded Apps Are Getting Riskier in 2026
35 new CVEs in March 2026 were traced to AI-generated code. Here's what happened and what founders need to do about it.
founder · 6 min read
What Is Vibe Designing? The No-Design-Skills Way to Build Beautiful Apps
Vibe designing is AI-first UI generation from plain language. No Figma, no design degree, no handoff. Here's how it works and which tools to use in 2026.
founder · 7 min read
The Lovable Security Crisis: What Non-Technical Founders Must Know
10.3% of Lovable apps had critical security flaws. Here's what happened, who's at risk, and what to do if you built with Lovable.
founder · 8 min read
UpdatedVibe Coding Security: What AI Gets Wrong (and How to Fix It)
45% of AI-generated code contains critical vulnerabilities. Here's what founders and PMs need to know before shipping AI-written code to production.