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Recently I've become obsessed with vibe-coding. And I mean obsessed. This is coming from someone who's always wanted to build software but never had the technical knowledge to actually do it. With the help of AI, it feels as if I've gained a superpower. I can actually build software now. A few months ago I launched an iOS app called Ponder. It had been a dream of mine for a long time. It took me a few weeks to build Ponder with the help of Claude Code, but I spent hours and hours in those three weeks working with Claude to build it. Despite what it may seem, vibe-coding is more than just telling AI what to build and waiting for it to finish. It requires an exhaustive amount of back and forth communication, understanding of what Claude is trying to do, and using logic to propose alternative approaches. This doesn't take anything away from my excitement around vibe-coding. It's clear to me now that if you want to build something meaningful, you need to know what you're doing or else…

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