The Vibe-Coding Playbook
This isn't a rigid methodology. It's a playbook. It's how I build clean, maintainable, vibe-coded apps where AI does most of the heavy lifting.
Confused by a term? Check the Glossary of Vibes.
The approach
First, the big picture. Understand the philosophy before you write a line of code.
Nail the product vision
Define what you're building and why. A tight vision is your AI's best guardrail.
Write user stories that work
Map out user journeys. This is how you'll evaluate the AI's output.
A pragmatic design system
Establish a simple, token-based design system from the start. Your UI will thank you.
Break down features & build
Turn vision into features and start prompting. This is where the magic happens.
Iterate on the UX
Run tight loops across the entire app. Refine until it feels right.
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