Can a newbie really vibe code an app? I tried Cursor and Replit to find out

I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.
InfoWorld

Microsoft previews C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot

Microsoft is providing early access to C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot via the Visual Studio 2026 Insiders channel. These C++ tools allow GitHub Copilot to go beyond file searches and unlock ...
PC World

I started ‘vibe coding’ my own apps with AI and I’m utterly loving it

On February 2nd, 2025, computer scientist and OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy made a flippant tweet that launched a new phrase into the internet’s collective consciousness. He posted that he’d ...
tech2geek

GitHub Store: Transforming Open-Source Projects Into a Real App Store Experience

Searching for useful software on GitHub can quickly become exhausting. And trust me—I know what I’m talking about. When you spend your days digging through repositories, checking releases, compiling ...
Visual Studio Magazine

GitHub Updates Spark, Its AI Prompt-Based App Builder

GitHub detailed a set of updates to GitHub Spark, including changes aimed at enterprise readiness, cost management, agent behavior, and UI quality. The update is outlined in a Dec. 10 GitHub changelog ...
TechCrunch

World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

World, the biometric ID verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, released the newest version of its app today, debuting several new features, including an encrypted chat integration and an ...
Techno-Science.net

9 Best Open-Source Apps from GitHub You Can Actually Use Every Day

GitHub hosts powerful open source apps you can use daily, from Immich for photo backups and Upscayl for image upscaling to VERT for file conversion, BC Uninstaller for cleanup, Mole for Mac storage, ...
TechCrunch

Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

Anthropic is launching Claude Code in Slack, allowing developers to delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads. The beta feature, available Monday as a research preview, builds on Anthropic’s ...
ZDNet

Claude Code made an astonishing $1B in 6 months - and my own AI-coded iPhone app shows why

Claude Code hit $1 billion fast by transforming real developer workflows. Agentic coding built my complex iPhone app in just 11 days. Early command-line access gave Claude Code a huge adoption edge.
PC Magazine

X Rolls Out New Encrypted Chat, Standalone App May Be in the Pipeline

X Rolls Out New Encrypted Chat, Standalone App May Be in the Pipeline X's updated messaging feature now allows file sharing and supports disappearing messages, with voice note support reportedly ...
Digital Trends

ChatGPT adds group chats so you and your friends can talk to the AI together

This is important because: OpenAI is moving from one-on-one to group collaborations. It recently added a group collaboration feature in ChatGPT for teams to share files. The latest group chat update ...