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Mar 6, 2026

Everything You Need to Start Vibe Coding (From Scratch)

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I’m teaching the basics of AI coding at local high schools. This is a summary of my talk aimed at curious newcomers. Send it to someone who’s been asking questions.

84% of people have never used AI. If you’ve vibe coded anything, you’re in the top 0.04% of people in the world. I break down the three layers of AI, build something live that would’ve cost $50K two years ago, and give you four ways to start building this weekend.

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[00:00] - 84% haven’t started

[01:30] - AI vs Vibe Coding vs Agents

[03:15] - How fast we got here

[05:20] - The numbers that matter

[07:45] - The NPC experiment

[09:30] - The builder loop

[10:45] - Four ways to start

[12:46] - Building a habit tracker live

[15:30] - Your weekend challenge

[16:15] - Every section of Fiverr is a $10B startup

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