#111 Vibe Coding Tools: My Full Journey, Honest Review, and The Real Winner

Over the last few months, I dove headfirst into a bold experiment: could I build a fully functional product using only AI-powered vibe coding tools? I wasn’t just looking to test one tool — I explored five: Lovable, Replit, Vercel v0, Bolt, and Firebase.

The goal? Build a real web application to help product managers and builders discover, bookmark, test, and organize high-quality AI prompts. No fluff. No mockups. Just a working MVP.

In this newsletter, I’ll walk you through exactly what happened. Every frustration. Every breakthrough. And yes, I’ll tell you which tool truly delivered

The Real Project I Tried to Build

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We all know that the better you prompt an LLM, the better answers you get. But crafting the perfect prompt isn't easy. That's where my platform comes in - a place where you can find prompts that can give you 10x productivity.

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Whether you're a Product Manager looking to:

• 🎯 Preparing for Interviews

• 📝 Create impactful Product Requirements Documents (PRDs)

• 📊 Define user stories and product strategies

• 🔍 Conduct market research and opportunity analysis

• 🗺️ Build data-driven product roadmaps

• 💬 Manage stakeholder communications

• 🚀 Execute successful product launches

Now you can see what's possible with vibe coding tools. Please leave me a comment on what you think about the tools!

I'm curious to hear about your experiences! Which tool has worked best for your projects? 🤔

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The tech industry stands at the brink of a transformative shift in software development, with AI poised to revolutionize how we create and maintain code. Leading figures in technology are painting an exciting picture of AI's potential to dramatically accelerate and enhance the development process.

"In three to six months, AI will be writing 90% of the code, and in 12 months, we may be in a world where AI is writing essentially all of the code." - Dario Amodei, CEO & Co-founder of Anthropic

"I think sometime in the next 12 to 18 months, we will reach the point where most of the code for our projects will be written by AI. And I don't mean just autocomplete-AI will set goals, run tests, find issues, and write higher quality code than the average very good person on the team already." - Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta

Now, let's put these predictions to the test and see how close current vibe coding tools come to fulfilling these ambitious claims.

🆓 My Bold AI Vibe Coding Experiment

🔒 What Is Vibe Coding and Why It Matters

🔒 The Real Project I Tried to Build

🔒 Lovable: Fastest Path to MVP for Non-Tech Founders

🔒 Replit: Full Control with Dev Skills Required

🔒 Vercel v0: Beautiful Frontends, No Logic

🔒 Bolt: Blazing Fast but Unstable

🔒 Firebase: Reliable Backend with Outdated UX

🔒 Core Limitations Across All Vibe Coding Tools

🔒 Final Verdict: Lovable Wins (With Caveats)

🔒 TL;DR Tool Matrix and Ideal Use Cases