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Things are frankly ridiculous right now with AI building—in the best possible way. Vibe coding tools like Lovable, Bolt, and Cursor are democratizing software development. And that means that you can ...

With "vibe coding," almost anyone can be a programmer. Just ask an AI to generate code through a ChatGPT-like conversation, and refine the output. This technique is rapidly becoming a popular way for ...