Let’s explore some development basics for aspiring vibe coders, shall we?! In this episode I break down what a web app actually is, explain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in plain language, and get into two things that tend to get gatekept online: deploying your app so you can use it from anywhere, and setting up a database. It’s not the sexiest stuff to learn, but it’s super helpful to learn some of these basics instead of just asking Claude to make stuff and hoping for the best.

• Curmudgeonly coders and vibe coding context
• Karpathy's definition of vibe coding
• What you inevitably learn from consistent vibe coding
• Web development and web app definitions
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Why understanding these three helps
• Deploying your web app
• Vercel for hosting
• Databases and Supabase
• How I used AI this week: a blur privacy Chrome extension…that didn't work

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• (00:00:05) - Prompting Curiosity: The AI Curious
• (00:00:37) - Web Development Basics for Aspiring Coders
• (00:02:47) - Forget Vibe Coding
• (00:04:29) - Basic concepts of web development
• (00:05:22) - Web Application and Web App
• (00:07:56) - Basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• (00:11:14) - How to Deploy a Web App (In 2 Steps!)
• (00:15:16) - Database Basics
• (00:17:17) - AI to Vibe Code, a Chrome Extension
• (00:20:33) - The Curious Companion: Rating and Review

In this episode, I break down Wispr Flow, one of my favorite AI-powered tools: an AI dictation software that lets you press a button, speak naturally, and get clean, polished text inserted directly wherever your cursor is. I cover how it works, what makes it better than native dictation, my honest experience with the speed claims, and just using it in general. Watch out Siri, there’s a new sheriff in town.

• What Wispr Flow is
• How it works
• The founding story
• Where the AI comes in
• What makes it better than native dictation
• Additional features
• My honest experience
• How I used AI this week: Using Gemini to create AI video for a client website mockup

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• (00:00:05) - Prompting Curiosity: The AI Curious
• (00:00:38) - Prompting Curiosity
• (00:02:38) - The AI-Powered 'Whisper Flow'
• (00:05:30) - Whisper Flow: Why I Don't Sponsor the Podcast
• (00:07:49) - Whisper Flow: Best Text-To-Writing Software
• (00:13:23) - Using dictation software for writing
• (00:14:20) - How I Used AI This Week

Fam, prompting is super important…but it’s not that serious. In this episode I dive into the two things that matter most when looking to become an “AI whisperer”: your ability to articulate what you want, and your willingness to iterate with the model. The better you can communicate with the model, the better your results are going to be. None of this is revolutionary, and honestly, that's kind of the whole point.

• Prompting isn’t that serious
• AI marketing is 100% backwards
• AI isn't for everyone, including information workers
• The two things that make you an AI whisperer
• Communicating with LLMs like you communicate with humans
• The "personality" aspect of LLMs
• Is AI just becoming standard, like spell check?
• How I used AI this week: Claude-built PowerPoint deck

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• (00:00:05) - Prompting Curiosity: The AI Curious
• (00:00:38) - Why Prompting Is Super Important in AI Marketing
• (00:05:15) - The Art of Becoming an AI Whisperer
• (00:08:30) - These LLMs Have a Personality
• (00:11:28) - 3 Limitations to Becoming an LLM Whisperer
• (00:13:29) - How I Used AI to Build a PowerPoint Deck
• (00:15:04) - Vibe Coding Intro to 5 Code
• (00:16:38) - Ranking This Episode 1
• (00:16:58) - The Curious Companion: Review & Questions