Phase 2: Describing What You Want · 25 min · Any vibe coding tool
Breaking Big Ideas Into Buildable Chunks
A big prompt produces a big mess. Small chunks produce working pieces you can ship.
Hiring signal: What changes when you use this: you can tackle ambitious projects without getting stuck — because you know how to break them into shippable pieces.
What you will learn
- Understand why big prompts produce broken builds
- Use the MVP-first approach to scope a big idea
- Chunk by feature and sequence chunks for fastest feedback
- Know when to build the whole thing vs. when to chunk
Your Mission
Take a project bigger than a single-session build, break it into MVP-first chunks, sequence them, and build chunk 1. Output: chunking_plan.md.
You need: Any AI coding tool. A text editor.
Time: 30-40 minutes.
Step 1: List the Full Feature Set (5 min)
Take a project idea you have — something bigger than what you'd build in one sitting. List every feature you eventually want.
Write in your file:
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You've read the first 2 sections. The rest of this lesson covers Project: [name], Step 2: Break It Into MVP-First Chunks (10 min), Chunking Plan, Step 3: Sequence Chunks — Most Uncertain First (5 min), Sequencing, Step 4: Write a Spec for Chunk 1 Only (5 min), Chunk 1 Spec, Step 5: Build and Test Chunk 1 (10 min), Chunk 1 Build Result, You're Done — plus a hands-on lab, quiz, and project artifact.
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