Well, I’m working on a trading algorithm. I did some good work in R and in PineScript on TradingView the charting platform. Claude was good for that. Now I’m in python and learning the LEAN framework, from QuamtConnect. Claude 4 knows that. I’m still trying to learn LEAN from documentation because I’m new to object oriented programming and mistakes could be really expensive.
This is a fantastic clean breakdown of their use cases for tools like Lovable, Bolt, v0, and Replit! Though Cursor is still my personal favorite. :)
It's nice you explained the concept of PRD. I’ve usually just written plans in a README or a randomly named doc, but calling it a PRD makes a lot of sense.
It’s definitely helpful to break down some of the prompts. Interestingly, I’ve also found that AI sometimes performs better when I give it the full picture up front.
Jenny and Wyndo thanks for the recommendation. After I’ve pushed Bolt to the max of its capabilities I’ll switch the project to Cursor to finish and launch on the App Store. Serendipity is everywhere. Thank you again!
And to think that I had access to free accounts to these by signing up for Lenny’s Newsletter, but I dragged my feed signing up and they ran out of codes! 😫 The Bolt hackathon was what I needed to get going. Your substack is super helpful as well!
Super helpful, concise article! Playing around with these apps is a must when wanting to understand the potential of AI. I think another great 'try it yourself' exercise that anyone seriously starting on their AI learning journey should do is creating a customized GPT and trying to 'fine-tune' it for specific use cases (i.e. made myself a custom GMAT tutor by feeding it proprietary information, putting in behavioral constraints etc.). Both exercises really helps you understand how to interact with AI tools which is growing to be a fundamental skill!
"This isn't about replacing developers. It's about expanding who gets to participate in building software. There's never been a better time to build what you imagine."
Nice breakdown, Wyndo. I agree that while these tools don't replace devs, it gives the nov-dev superpowers that were previously out of reach. Now our imaginations are the only limit. That and a bit of patience of course.
Thank you for sharing this Wyndo. This is like a mini class to what, why, and how of vibe coding. You give the context and provide inspiration for anyone to jump on the train and have fun. If I had a magic wand I would make Bolt software available for every CS teacher in every school. Students deserve access to these tools because they are the builders of the future.
Schools are the perfect place to work out project bugs collaboratively, and in reach of the wisdom and guidance of teachers, to explore where creativity meets ethical implications. Wishing you all the best in the hackathon. I hope you win a prize. You deserve it!
Bolt should be widely used since school because thats where the fun comes from. Thats the place where you can be as creative as you’d like and nothing can stop u! And help student learn on the fly with multiple experiments.
Absolutely loved this breakdown. I’ve been building a ton with these tools too and your framework is one of the cleanest I’ve seen for first-time builders.
Fingers crossed for the hackathon! May the confetti fly and the todo come out victorious 🎉
Thanks Windo for this fantastic post. I'm not sure how to use these tools with total blindness and with just my screen reader for support, but you've definitely given me a framework to discover a whole new world. BTW, I've mentioned in my latest post, for the inspiration you've provided. Thanks once again and am looking forward to reading and using more of these tricks. Cheers.
Amazing article. I found it while taking a break from creating an app. Perfect timing! Thanks
Which tools have u tried? :)
Well, I’m working on a trading algorithm. I did some good work in R and in PineScript on TradingView the charting platform. Claude was good for that. Now I’m in python and learning the LEAN framework, from QuamtConnect. Claude 4 knows that. I’m still trying to learn LEAN from documentation because I’m new to object oriented programming and mistakes could be really expensive.
This is a fantastic clean breakdown of their use cases for tools like Lovable, Bolt, v0, and Replit! Though Cursor is still my personal favorite. :)
It's nice you explained the concept of PRD. I’ve usually just written plans in a README or a randomly named doc, but calling it a PRD makes a lot of sense.
It’s definitely helpful to break down some of the prompts. Interestingly, I’ve also found that AI sometimes performs better when I give it the full picture up front.
I am too a Cursor fan :)
Usually, I have three context docs working files: prd for full picture, prompt plan, and task checklist that AI will check whenever they done a task.
Massive game changer for context awareness!
Jenny and Wyndo thanks for the recommendation. After I’ve pushed Bolt to the max of its capabilities I’ll switch the project to Cursor to finish and launch on the App Store. Serendipity is everywhere. Thank you again!
Cursor is the graduation program of people who have used Bolt and Loveable for awhile 😅
And to think that I had access to free accounts to these by signing up for Lenny’s Newsletter, but I dragged my feed signing up and they ran out of codes! 😫 The Bolt hackathon was what I needed to get going. Your substack is super helpful as well!
Oh right I remember Lenny shared 1 year access to all these tools as his paid subs perks! Wild how much u can play around with these tools.
Yeah the hackathon works like a deadline, so gotta move quick!
Great article, though FYI, your to do list app is getting some 404's after trying to sign in with Google.
There’s database issue I need to fix 😅 my bad, but thanks for letting me know! And thanks for the comment :)
Super helpful, concise article! Playing around with these apps is a must when wanting to understand the potential of AI. I think another great 'try it yourself' exercise that anyone seriously starting on their AI learning journey should do is creating a customized GPT and trying to 'fine-tune' it for specific use cases (i.e. made myself a custom GMAT tutor by feeding it proprietary information, putting in behavioral constraints etc.). Both exercises really helps you understand how to interact with AI tools which is growing to be a fundamental skill!
Yes!
Building custom GPT or Claude’s project is great way to understand what you really want.
Prompting everytime u want something wont save u time, but building your clone using custom GPT makes a lot of difference!
"This isn't about replacing developers. It's about expanding who gets to participate in building software. There's never been a better time to build what you imagine."
Nice breakdown, Wyndo. I agree that while these tools don't replace devs, it gives the nov-dev superpowers that were previously out of reach. Now our imaginations are the only limit. That and a bit of patience of course.
Thanks Tam, much appreciated :)
Yes , we can now build anything we can imagine and that’s exactly why I’m so excited on this!
Thank you for sharing this Wyndo. This is like a mini class to what, why, and how of vibe coding. You give the context and provide inspiration for anyone to jump on the train and have fun. If I had a magic wand I would make Bolt software available for every CS teacher in every school. Students deserve access to these tools because they are the builders of the future.
Schools are the perfect place to work out project bugs collaboratively, and in reach of the wisdom and guidance of teachers, to explore where creativity meets ethical implications. Wishing you all the best in the hackathon. I hope you win a prize. You deserve it!
💯agree!
Bolt should be widely used since school because thats where the fun comes from. Thats the place where you can be as creative as you’d like and nothing can stop u! And help student learn on the fly with multiple experiments.
Thanks Beverly, much appreciated :)
Absolutely loved this breakdown. I’ve been building a ton with these tools too and your framework is one of the cleanest I’ve seen for first-time builders.
Fingers crossed for the hackathon! May the confetti fly and the todo come out victorious 🎉
Haha thanks Daria! 🙌🏻
Fantastic post….really. It opened my mind to understanding that I, too, can build an app. Thank you.
Indeed.
No programming skill needed.
No gatekeeper.
You can just build anything!
Loved the article. Next write about how to implement APIs into ai agents.
On the list.
First MCP then AI agent, thanks.
Appreciate the suggestion :)
Is MCP going to replace API?
Nope.
MCP is the layered API for LLMs. API is required for MCP to work.
Thanks Windo for this fantastic post. I'm not sure how to use these tools with total blindness and with just my screen reader for support, but you've definitely given me a framework to discover a whole new world. BTW, I've mentioned in my latest post, for the inspiration you've provided. Thanks once again and am looking forward to reading and using more of these tricks. Cheers.
Thanks Subramani.
You can start by visiting Bolt and just type in an app you want :)
Yes this is totally new world and the thing that I like the most about AI. It’s a chance to realize my imagination.
Hope it’s helpful!