What Vibe Coding Is (and Isn't)

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Vibe Coding, HonestlyFree

   What AI coding tools can really do for you, where they go wrong, and why you still need to review their work.

   Goal: Explain what an AI coding tool does well, name three ways it fails, and describe why every change needs a review.

   • You describe it, AI writes it
   • Strong or risky?
   • It runs. Is it done?
   • Your first prompt for TinyTasks
   • If AI gets stuck
   • Before you continue
2. 2

   Small Steps You Can CheckFree

   Why one small, testable change at a time beats asking AI for the whole app at once.

   Goal: Break a feature into small changes, each with a quick way to check it worked.

   • Big asks, big messes
   • Build the task list in small steps
   • Which request is a good step?
   • Project task: plan your first three steps
   • If AI gets stuck
   • Before you continue
3. 3

   Keep Secrets SecretFree

   Which keys are safe in the browser, which never are, and how to keep passwords and private data out of AI chats and code.

   Goal: Tell a public key from a secret key, and store secrets in environment variables that never reach the browser or your Git history.

   • Keys are like keys
   • Browser or server only?
   • Spot the leak
   • Project task: set up your .env file
   • If AI gets stuck
   • Before you continue