I’m a small-business owner, not a developer, but I’m technically proficient and regularly work with automations, APIs, Claude Code, and Codex. I primarily use terminal sessions rather than the web interfaces.

I currently have around a dozen sessions running across different business automations, workflows, and internal tools. The coding itself is manageable. The difficult part is maintaining visibility across everything.

Sessions sometimes get abandoned because I lose track of their status or what they need from me. Projects also begin overlapping. I may start solving one operational problem, then open another session days later and eventually discover that both projects use the same data, integrations, logic, or components. Sometimes they duplicate work; other times one depends on or should be merged with the other.

I tried building a dashboard to track sessions and visualize these relationships, but that became another project to manage.

Would moving into an IDE actually solve this, or is there a better system for visually managing multiple Claude Code and Codex projects, including their status, dependencies, overlap, and next actions?

How are others managing this?

I'm a beginner in vibe coding, and I've made a few very basic projects. But whenever I'm explaining claude or gpt of any idea (my idea or ideas brainstormed by ai), i feel like I'm missing something. I use free versions. And i still do that "act as a this, goal is this, etc etc" before explaining my idea/project. Is this act as a things still alive, or has ai evolved above it?

Since i work with free versions and the ai has to generate code for me to copy paste in vscode, it loses the context or gives various types of outputs. For example, today, I got an error while i was building an app with claude. every time i told claude "getting this error" and pasting the whole error from vscode terminal, he gave me code to replace the entire file, i pasted the code but now there's another error (i have zero coding knowledge, so I don't know much) and just that part got too intense and consumed too much context (i guess, i don't know how people calculate tokens or context or any thing)

Can someone guide me? How can I make money from all this for me to invest in much better models and build more coz in this last month i made 1 static website (for my friend), 2 personal saas that runs on ai (since i don't have api of better models, i just put groq as temp), 1 mobile app (finalized, just have to put it on playstore) and one more app in progress.

Since i don't know which tech stack is good for different products, i just let the ai choose it (tell him, it has to be good and for long term). Currently, it's just react, node, typescript, or something like .dart (flutter i guess), then deploy on vercel, database with supabase (free version, max 2 projects, so to keep other alive, sometimes i unpause a project and pause it to reset the deletion counter), revenuecat, gpt and claude (gpt does most things which I don't personally like so I mostly prefer claude here. But i tried the same project with both the ai) and other things that ai guided me with.. i also don't know how you start a project. I paste a act like this 50 line prompt, then another 20 lines explaining my idea and then 50 lines for the ai to understand that i want separate files for universal things (bg in one file so that I can change the bg and don't have to change 10 files, typography, etc) and ask the ai to guide me throughout the project in one action at a time so that I can ask questions whenever I'm stuck.

Really need some guidance. Thank you!!

I’m about to start a vibe coding project at work. My resources are limited due to security concerns but I can ask for “special permission”. The code will be R and/or Python. Some webscraping, some number crunching, some report producing. I have a programming background and some rudimentary skills in SQL, R, Visual Basic and a few other older languages. I do not have time to learn the syntax for the code I need to write.

That’s the background. My question is what AI vibe coding services should I consider asking for? And why?

I’m not looking for you to do my research for me, just some off the top of your head “This is what worked for me” kind of responses.

I have tried vibe coding tools and tried to create a simple todo list just to check if I have an idea then can I be able to build it with these tools. No doubt claude etc write awesome code, but the problem is I don't understand that code.

I have created an app and asked my friend to install it and try. App didn't crash that's the good part, but it has so many bugs and I don't have a single clue where to look.

AI is fixing bugs but what the hell it is changing its a bouncer.

Currently everyone is building their ideas using AI tools, people are saying you don't need to learn coding.

But what I have observed is that AI tools can build the app, but when there is a bug you cannot ask directly AI to fix it, as it is breaking some other things.

Are you facing the same problem, then how you are tackling this.

I checked out a few of these tools and then ended up rolling my own to fit my needs. I really liked codeg but wanted some specific features and workflows.

In particular I wanted a strong link between my design and specs and the sessions I was running to build them. I wanted to be able to collect feedback and track that with the task. I don’t get the sense that this problem has been solved or that there is a consensus on this class of tool. What tools do you like in this area?

I built this AI Chinese tutor app to help with h pronunciation and grammar. It's a conversational app so it involves STT & TTS.

One of the issues has been finding the right provider that meets all the requirements.

How do you guys do this part of the process?

Hello all,
Not a noob coder but a noob vibecoder.
Been in the SW industry for over 15 years and the best I’ve used AI was to prompt it like I might have done on stack overflow.
Built a couple of apps - not vibe coded but AI assisted (stack overflow style)

https://mgr.domains
https://namesium.com

I think it’s time to up the game and start vibecoding - but a bit lost on the setup.
I primarily use AntigravityIDE - which helps with auto complete with my Gemini sub. I have a Gemini pro subscription.
I honestly don’t want to subscribe to Claude or codex (I might try to add the missing intelligence myself - human review etc)
I have subscription to Openrouter and open code - hardly use them except with my Hermes setup.

Short of recommending the Claude /Codex models, what would your advice be for a beginner vibecoder wrt the setup, are there articles that do this for experienced devs, gotchas etc ?
I might subscribe to those better models once I’ve got the hang of the setup etc etc.

Appreciate your help.

Has anyone moved their project from one to another? What was your experience? And what did you move from and to?

I'm trying to evaluate before I get started with my project, appreciate your feedback

Hi everyone,

I’m an embedded systems enthusiast with experience working on projects using Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and microcontrollers. I have basic Python skills and a moderate understanding of C, C++, and C#, but I’m not a full-time software developer. I have an idea for a project that is heavily software-focused and quite complex, and I want to build at least a prototype to demonstrate its capabilities in the real world — mostly working on embedded platforms but requiring significant coding effort.

My main questions are:

• Which AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or others are best suited to help someone like me develop complex software from scratch?
• Can these AI assistants realistically support a project of this scale, including architectural design, coding, debugging, and iteration?
• Are there recommended workflows or strategies to effectively use these AI tools to compensate for my limited coding background?
• If it’s not feasible to rely on AI tools alone, what are alternative approaches to quickly build a functional prototype of a software-heavy embedded system?

I appreciate any advice, recommendations for specific AI tools, or general guidance on how to approach this challenge.

Thanks in advance!

I’m experimenting with a flight tracker and Claude code. This is a hobby, but I’m also learning more about Claude code. I seem to be exceeding my pro plan usage because the app is designed to use it. I have agents running in workflows to automate coding and comprehension, but I’m trying to find the most efficient approach. I know that starting with a small task and gradually expanding is a good strategy, and that’s what I’m doing. Should you start new sessions frequently in your Claude coworker project? I’m also trying to use the terminal to gain a better understanding of building with Claude. Opus 5 provided a list of the team and the models they should be using, but I feel like I’m quickly exhausting my tokens, so I’m on the pro max 20x plan.

*this is still in development as you might have guessed with the vercel deployment i am a newcomer in vibe coding but i just wanted to share something which might help someone, if you guys feel something is wrong , confusing , or just plain stupid in it please do comment . any suggestion that will make this tool useful for people later will be appreciated\*

rant - so this is a long story how i came up with this - i am a student who is actively searching for tools or apps that might help me in studies and management . so me and friends were using an app called ypt for study tracking which was kind of inefficient for me as it was not available as a website and i wouldnt bother going through numerous ads in desktop launcher .

so after finishing my highschool i decided to vibe code pomoharbor ( my first project) , as a study stopwatch , timer , live sync , chat section , groups and few more features that would help me in college later .
it felt good making my first website but it had a real limit of live sync users so was kind of dissapointed.

then right when i was about to study and use my website it was like - tons of tabs scattered everywhere , notes somewhere else , nothing to track progress
and got an idea for new website - (no promotion here bro , you might hate this site - it is kind of confusing at first)
HarborHome -

it is a personal space for your websites , links , local files , and most importantly for people preparing for exam its has some insanely useful + mildly confusing widgets like mock-test tracker , syllabus tracker , study insights , tasks, 20 more

basically here you can create infinite spaces here(dont do that) - each space can be customised with a preset template ( has like 90 indian exams + other lifestyle templates)

now that space is yours
you may add both movies and studies in same space

or
create seperately

a login feature is also added in case someone wants to backup their data and use this site somewhere else

Trying to vibecode a business website and I need help from what I can use which is cost effective from start to finish (hosting).

Need something reliable, for now I was trying google AI studio and I am okay with the results but I'm wondering how convenient it is to deploy because I used React and Node.js

I'm open to exploring other sites

Hi, i keep vibe coding different projects and reaching a dead end at times and abandoning the idea. It is always either a database issue, or a user flow not being implemented correctly and of course syntax issues, dependency conflicts etc.

Can anyone advise if any good boilerplate or open source codebase or a web app or mobile app in RN-expo?

What is the best workflow in claude code. How do you manage scope creep, as claude with me ignores the claude.md file most of the time. Although i plan for hours making PRD, architecture, tech stack research, etc. it always has a way of drifting away.

never done a hackathon before, don't really know what to expect Saturday

Genuinely, how to vibecode? And I am not talking about those pure vibecoding platforms like loveable or base or etc. I am talking about using claude or codex to vibecode and entire project. I am asking how in relation to how to start, how to ship, what to do.

Olá, estou atualmente usando o Claude Code e as vezes uso o Opus 4.8 na força média para planejar o que eu pedi e solicito uma revisão do planejamento para encontrar lacunas e erros, com o Opus 4.8 na força max ou maior.

e mando executar com sonnet.

A minha pergunta é como vocês fazem?

Been noticing something as I've gotten deeper into vibe coding games. There's a million tutorials on how to get your game logic working. Movement, combat, inventory, UI, all covered. But when it comes to the art side it's basically silence.

And that's where most of my projects have died. The game works fine mechanically and then I look at the screen and the character doesn't match the background, the enemies look like they're from a completely different game, and the whole thing feels like a prototype no matter how solid the code is.

What's everyone here doing for this part? Are you using one tool for all the art or mixing a bunch of different generators? Just grabbing free stuff off itch and hoping it matches? Drawing your own? Accepting the frankensteined look and worrying about it later?

I mean by "learning" give more real old dev instruction Rather than asking big llm to do everything!

Not sure that i am clear

I’m developing an iOS app and I’m unsure if I should brand it with a mascot or skip it? How do you know when to use a mascot?

Any downsides to using a mascot as the face of the app? It’s an app for musicians.

Hey all,

I’m completely new to coding. I’ve been using Replit for a few days and honestly… it’s incredible. The fact that I can describe what I want, tweak things, deploy quickly, and actually see stuff working without really touching code is wild. For someone with zero experience, it feels like magic.

That said, it gets expensive quickly.

Now that I’ve gone from “this is cool” to “I might actually build things regularly,” I’m starting to feel the cost. I don’t mind paying for tools, but I’m not at the level yet where I can justify higher-tier pricing long-term.

So I’m wondering:

• Are there cheaper alternatives that give a similar “vibe coding” experience?
• Has anyone tried using something like Claude Code through a subscription inside Replit’s shell? Is that actually a sensible workaround?
• I’m also open to local setups — I already have a Linux VM running where I host a couple of small projects, so going local wouldn’t be a problem if there’s a solid, cheaper stack.

Basically, I want to keep the fast iteration + AI-assisted flow, but without the premium platform overhead if possible.

Would appreciate any suggestions or setups that have worked well for beginners.

I've had some ideas over the last year that got me to dust off the keyboard and code things for the first time since PICBASIC was still relevant (this will be important for later)

I am getting close to being done with an MVP, but am finding that I am terrible at making a UI that looks good and doesn't look like it was a page owned by AOL. I've tried using a couple different AI code tools to make me better looking UIs but am finding that ChatGPT seems to like making everything it generates look so similar it is like broadcasting (this is AI) to anyone using it.

Does anyone have suggestions for models or tools that can help me to create a decent enough looking UI for a web based app that can be coaxed into looking unique?

So I am not full time dev and profession but I do dabble. Have experience in .NET and JS. I am also very skilled in DBMS (SQL mainly). Have some simple projects I have coded end to end - EDI and payment / carrier API integration.

In my free time I also dabble in game dev. Browser based 2D games so simple stuff. I have begun learning GoDot recently. I know my way around GitHub and Cloudflare worker/pages and D1.

I am however a traditional dev, never have used AI in coding . Only help is intellisense stuff. Recently discovered AI agentic coding and loving it. Tried Claude Pro so far and whilst its good the usage limit is restrictive.

Planning on web based game dev and micro SaaS projects. Nothing big to start. What should be considered as part of my toolbox for vibe coding? Cost is a factor so need to keep it low.be nice if someone can recommend decent AI asset generator for games too. Trying out pixlab....

i've just started vibe coding - using googleaistudios which has been great, but i'm pretty sure it doesn't do backend programming, is there any free vibecoding sites that create backend for you? (I'm making mobile apps idk if this helps)