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AI is changing software development — duh! But while no-code platforms like Replit and Lovable have gotten a lot of attention, most of the magic is happening when developers partner with AI instead.

That means instead of ditching the IDE altogether, they’re using tools like Claude Code and Cursor to make engineering plans, debug code, and bang through all the boring scaffolding no one wants to do.

This week on Product Fridays, we pull back the curtain on our own coding workflows, explaining how a project goes from idea to production.

And we argue this style of hands-on vibecoding is more productive than using no-code platforms — even if you don’t know much code at all.

We’ll cover:

* How we use ChatGPT and Claude to think through architecture

* How we use Cursor and Visual Studio Code (with Claude) to write the code

* How AI makes it hard to resist laziness…

* … and how it’s an awesome tutor, too

Discussed in this episode:

* Replit

* Lovable

* Cursor

* Claude Code and Visual Studio Code

* Paradise on Hulu

* Snickers candy bars

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The Best Way to Vibecode Is Hands-On. Here's How We Do It.