I tried vibe coding an app as a beginner - here's what Cursor and Replit taught me

I tried four vibe-coding tools, including Cursor and Replit, with no coding background. Here's what worked (and what didn't).

Can a newbie really vibe code an app? I tried Cursor and Replit to find out

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.
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Quietly Kills IntelliCode as AI Strategy Shifts to Subscription Copilot

Microsoft has officially begun decommissioning its IntelliCode suite, marking the end of a multi-year effort to provide local, machine-learning-assisted code completions. The move, executed alongside ...
InfoQ

Google Brings Colab Integration to Visual Studio Code

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Wall Street Journal

The First Large-Scale Cyberattack by AI

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley and Dan Henninger. A state-backed threat group, likely Chinese, crossed a threshold in September that cybersecurity ...
CSOonline

Self-propagating worm found in marketplaces for Visual Studio Code extensions

Treat this as an immediate security incident, CISOs advised; researchers say it’s one of the most sophisticated supply chain attacks they’ve seen, and it’s spreading. A month after a self-propagating ...
New Atlas

Everything you need to code, debug & deploy—Visual Studio Pro is $28

TL;DR: Scoop up Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for just $27.97 (MSRP $499). Code smarter, faster, and more efficiently with Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022, now just $27.97 (MSRP ...
The Verge

Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. is a senior editor and ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft’s Historic 6502 BASIC Code is Now Open Source

Microsoft’s Historic 6502 BASIC Code is Now Open Source Your email has been sent Microsoft has officially released the code for its 6502 BASIC version under an open ...
Gizmodo

Microsoft Goes Back to BASIC, Open-Sources Bill Gates’ Code

In the era of vibe coding, when even professionals are pawning off their programming work on AI tools, Microsoft is throwing it all the way back to the language that launched a billion devices. On ...
Computerworld

Bill Gates’ early BASIC code for MOS 6502 released as open source

Microsoft has released the source code for the BASIC version it developed in 1976 for the MOS 6502 processor, a central component of many early home computers, The Register reports. As far back as ...