My Top 10 Tips for Better Vibe Coding (don't make these mistakes)

This video dives into my over year long journey and spending over 100 hours on vibe coding, detailing the 10 crucial lessons learned along the way that can save you time and frustration. These lessons go beyond standard tutorials, offering practical insights from real-world applications of AI tools.

What You'll Learn:
How to perfect your prompts by hitting the sweet spot: clear but not overly prescriptive.
The power of screenshots as a cheat code for design and debugging.
Why building small, useful tools is the fastest route to coding proficiency.
Maintaining your sanity through thoughtful versioning, strategic forking, and the three-attempt rule.
Using AI to debug with visible error logging from day one.
Choosing wisely between third-party services and DIY vibe coding.
Embracing a component-based mindset instead of a monolithic approach.
Connecting with the vibrant vibe coding community for the latest trends and tools.

Key Takeaways:
Version control every aspect. Clearly label forks as different versions (v1, v2, etc.) and mark deployed builds.
Stick to the three-attempt rule—pivot if it’s not working by then.
Rely on trusted services for payments, auth, emails, and focus on what makes your project unique.
Integrate error logging visibly from the start to streamline debugging.
Mitigate issues by forking early and frequently, preserving functionality.

Your Challenge:
Tackle a personal problem using these 10 principles and vibe code a solution. Start simple, iterate quickly, and share your tips in the comments.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Tip 1: Find the prompt sweet spot (clear but not over-prescriptive)
1:56 Tip 2: Use screenshots (design inspiration and debugging)
2:57 Tip 3: Start building small (learn by doing)
3:50 Tip 4: Plug into a community (stay current as tools change fast)
4:48 Tip 5: Version control everything (name and number every fork)
5:49 Tip 6: Build visible error logging from day one
6:40 Tip 7: The three-attempt rule (refactor or change approach)
7:40 Tip 8: Fork early and often to reduce breakage
8:15 Tip 9: Use third-party services for auth/payments/email
9:10 Tip 10: Think in components, not full apps
9:53 Recap: The Big 3 (versioning, three-attempt rule, third-party services)
10:16 Challenge and call to action
10:30 Wrap Up

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