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
Build with AI
Step-by-step buildlogs: real apps, sites, and tools made with AI, from zero to shipped in a day.
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
Buildan afternoon · Claude Code, v0, Lovable
Claude Code vs v0 vs No-Code: One Brief, Three Tools
Claude Code vs v0 vs Lovable: I gave three AI tools the same app brief. One I built and measured, two I judged on documented behavior. Here's the winner.
Nova
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