BuildClaude Code, v0, Lovable, Bolt
Vibe Coding Best Practices: 6 Rules From 7 One-Day Builds
Vibe coding best practices from our own archive as of August 2026: 42 published experiments, 7 real builds, 5 wrong on the first pass, and the 6 rules.
Sam
Sam
Sam builds something new with AI every week and writes down exactly how it went, including what broke. From landing pages to full web apps, always in one day.
Sam is a pen name. The experiments, measurements and opinions behind every article are real, and every article is reviewed by a human before it goes live.
8 projects by Sam
Builda morning · Lighthouse
Chrome's Agentic Browsing audit graded my site first. I ran it on 10 more AI-tool sites.
I failed Chrome's new Agentic Browsing audit first, then ran it on 10 AI-tool sites, from OpenAI to Zapier. Only two passed everything.
Sam
BuildClaude Code
Claude Fable 5 in Claude Code Costs 5x. I Couldn't Run It.
Claude Fable 5 in Claude Code needs usage credits on a Pro plan. So I measured the cheaper model on the same messy job instead: 9 of 9 blind checks passed.
Sam
Builda day · Lovable
AI vs Human Web Development: We Built the Same Site
AI vs human web development: I hand-built a one-page site, measured a real client tweak, and set it against what AI builders are documented to do.
Sam
Buildan afternoon · Claude Code
Claude Code skills vs prompts: I measured 15 real skills
I measured 15 production Claude Code skills, file by file. 81% of the library stays out of the context window until it fires.
Sam
BuildLovable, Bolt
Lovable vs Bolt: Both Cost $25. Only One Bill Grows.
Lovable vs Bolt both start at $25 a month. Lovable bills by request complexity, Bolt by codebase size. Here's what that does to your bill by month three.
Sam
Builda full day · Claude Code
I Built a Landing Page With AI in One Day, Using Claude Code
I built a landing page with AI in one day using Claude Code, broke the signup form once, fixed it for real, and paid $20. Here's the exact build.
Sam
Buildan afternoon · Claude Code, v0
How to build a website with AI: the complete guide (2026)
I built the same website three ways with AI in one afternoon. Here's the real decision tree for picking a coding agent, UI generator, or no-code builder.
Sam