Phase 0: Vibe Coding Fundamentals · 35 min · Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, v0, Bolt.new, Replit Agent, or similar
Your First Build, End-to-End
One sitting. One build. Plan, build, review, ship. This is the pattern every phase repeats.
Hiring signal: What changes when you use this: you can go from idea to deployed URL in one sitting — which means you can test ideas at the speed of thought instead of waiting for engineering bandwidth.
What you will learn
- Complete a full build cycle: plan, build, review, ship — in one sitting
- Choose a project small enough to finish in one session
- Write a build description that produces a close-to-right first attempt
- Deploy your first build to a live URL
Your Mission
You're going to build something real, right now, in one sitting. Plan it, build it with AI, review it, ship it to a live URL. Output: a working app + first_build.md.
You need: An AI coding tool (Lovable, v0, Bolt.new, or similar browser app builder).
Time: 45-60 minutes.
Step 1: Choose Something Small Enough (5 min)
The #1 mistake: choosing a project too big. "Build me a social network" won't finish today. "Build me a tip calculator" will.
Pick one:
- Landing page — hero section, 3 feature cards, contact form
- Calculator — tip, BMI, mortgage
- List app — todo, reading list, movie watchlist with add/delete + localStorage
- Timer — pomodoro, countdown
Rule: if you can describe it in 3-4 sentences, it's small enough.
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You've read the first 2 sections. The rest of this lesson covers My Project, Step 2: Write the Build Description (10 min), Build Description, Step 3: Build It (10 min), Step 4: Review Against Your Spec (10 min), Review, Step 5: Correct and Iterate (10 min), Corrections Applied, Step 6: Ship It (5 min), Live URL, You're Done — plus a hands-on lab, quiz, and project artifact.
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