The 35 Fundamentals You Need to Vibecode Your First App (Full Tutorial)

By Riley Brown

Categories: AI

Summary

Vibecode your first app in 2026 with 35 key terms for AI-powered coding across platforms like Lovable, VibeCode.dev, and ClaudeCode. Build a ChatGPT-like app in minutes, handle authentication and databases, and leverage AI models for secure backend operations.

Key Takeaways

1. Use a detailed prompt with screenshots to direct the AI coding agent to build the exact app you want, including customized front-end formatting.
2. Leverage the AI's contextual understanding to iterate on your app, fix issues, and improve the front-end without having to rewrite the entire codebase.
3. Seamlessly integrate authentication and databases to handle user accounts and data storage, with the AI agent managing the secure backend operations.
4. Choose from a variety of AI models like GPT 5.2 to power your app, with the option to try different models to find the best fit.
5. Build apps for your team or as a commercial product, leveraging the AI-powered coding capabilities across platforms like Lovable, VibeCode.dev, and ClaudeCode.
6. Stay up-to-date on the rapidly evolving AI-powered coding landscape by subscribing to Riley Brown's weekly Vibecoding videos.

Topics

• ReAct Agents
• Prompt Engineering
• Contextual AI
• Secure Backend Operations
• AI-Powered Coding Platforms

Transcript Excerpt

Vibe coding is the most important skill to learn in 2026. And if you've been trying to get started, you've probably run into a problem. There's just so many different terms that you don't understand. Today, we're gonna fix that. I'm going to not only define the 35 terms you need to understand to actually get good at Vibe coding, I'm going to show you exactly how they all connect by building an actual working app along the way. And these aren't specific to one platform, whether you use Lovable, V...