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Apr 5, 2026 Greg Lavallee, Slate’s CTO who guides teams through building with AI, walks through vibe coding using Claude Code. He helps set up the tool, troubleshoots installs, and watches an agent build a playable prototype. The conversation covers rapid prototyping, code readability, how agents change junior roles, and practical limits and opportunities of AI-assisted development.
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Learn Terminal Basics Before Vibe Coding
- Do learn minimal developer basics like terminal navigation and git before trying vibe coding to avoid being blocked by setup friction.
- Greg repeatedly guided clicks-to-enter, installing CLI tools, and directory setup as essential first steps.
Vibe Coding Rapidly Replaces Weeks of Prototyping
- Vibe coding dramatically shortens prototyping time, turning projects that once took weeks into hour-long experiments.
- Slate's own Pairs game began as a vibe-coded prototype, showing practical editorial applications.
Prompting Claude To Design A Podcast Producer Game
- Lizzie and Evan prompted Claude to build a web game simulating a week in the life of a Slate podcast producer and let the agent generate design and mechanics.
- The AI produced a one‑pager plan listing HTML/CSS/JS stack, fonts, save keys, and a simulation layout.