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You no longer have to be a coding whiz to bring your app idea to life. In fact, in 2025, AI and vibe coding platforms like Base44 will allow you to generate a fully-fledged app with just a single text ...

I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.

Vibe coding means asking AI to code an app or webpage based on simple language prompts. The practice helps non-programmers create an app without writing a line of code. The four steps to vibe coding ...