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Project tutorials and prompt engineering guides — from first prompt to working prototype.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Environment Management for Dev, Staging, and Production

Set up dev, staging, and production environments for your AI-built app. Practical guide to environment variables, databases, and preview deploy workflows.

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build·intermediate·11 min

File Upload and Storage With S3, R2, and Supabase Storage

Implement file upload and storage with S3, R2, or Supabase Storage. Presigned URLs, security validation, cost comparison, and practical setup for AI-built apps.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Firebase for Vibe Coders Who Want Real-Time Data Fast

Firebase tutorial for vibe coders. Set up authentication, real-time database, and hosting with AI tools. Learn when Firebase is the right choice for your app.

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build·intermediate·12 min

Full-Text Search Implementation for Your AI-Built Web App

Implement full-text search in your AI-built app. PostgreSQL, Meilisearch, and Typesense compared with practical setup guides and relevance ranking patterns.

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build·intermediate·10 min

GraphQL vs REST for Your AI-Built Application Explained

GraphQL vs REST compared for AI-built apps. When each API style wins, why AI tools default to REST, and practical guidance for choosing the right one for you.

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build·intermediate·12 min

Next.js Middleware Patterns Every Developer Should Know

Next.js middleware patterns for auth, redirects, rate limiting, and more. Practical examples that run at the edge before any page loads in your AI-built app.

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build·intermediate·11 min

OAuth and Social Logins for Google, GitHub, and Apple Sign-In

Implement OAuth social logins for Google, GitHub, and Apple. Practical guide to the OAuth flow, provider setup, and common pitfalls in AI-built applications.

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build·intermediate·11 min

Payment Integration With Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, and Paddle

Add payment integration with Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, or Paddle. Practical guide to choosing a provider, setting up checkout, and handling webhooks in your app.

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build·beginner·11 min

Plain English vs Technical Prompts for AI Coding Tools

Plain English vs technical prompts for AI coding compared. Learn when natural language gets better results and when technical specificity matters most.

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build·beginner·10 min

PostgreSQL Basics for People Who Have Never Used a Database

PostgreSQL basics for complete beginners. Learn tables, queries, and data types in plain language so you can work confidently with AI coding tools and Supabase.

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build·intermediate·11 min

Rate Limiting and API Throttling for Your AI-Built App

Implement rate limiting and API throttling in your AI-built app. Token bucket, sliding window, and Upstash Redis patterns that protect against abuse and costs.

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build·intermediate·11 min

Real-Time Data With WebSockets and Database Subscriptions

Add real-time data to your app with WebSockets and subscriptions. Practical guide to Supabase Realtime, live updates, and when polling is actually the answer.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Role-Based Access Control for Your AI-Built Application

Implement role-based access control in AI-built apps. Practical RBAC guide with Supabase RLS and Next.js middleware for founders and developers building apps.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Server-Side Rendering vs Static Generation in Next.js Apps

Server-side rendering vs static generation explained for Next.js. When to use SSR, SSG, or ISR and how to override AI tool defaults for better app performance.

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build·intermediate·10 min

Serverless Functions Explained for AI-Assisted Development

Serverless functions explained for vibe coders. When to use them, how they work with Vercel and Cloudflare, cold starts, pricing, and common gotchas to avoid.

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build·intermediate·6 min

Supabase From Scratch for Auth, Database, and File Storage

Build a private Supabase profile with session-aware signup, explicit RLS policies, private avatar access and two-user permission checks.

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build·beginner·11 min

Tailwind CSS for Vibe Coders Who Have Never Written CSS

Tailwind CSS explained for vibe coders. Why AI tools default to Tailwind, how utility classes work, and how to customize your app's design without CSS files.

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build·intermediate·10 min

User Authentication From Scratch With Email and Password

Build user authentication from scratch with email and password. Step-by-step guide using Supabase Auth or NextAuth with secure password handling and sessions.

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build·intermediate·12 min

Webhook Handling Patterns That AI Tools Often Get Wrong

Webhook handling patterns for Stripe, GitHub, and more. Signature verification, idempotency, retry logic, and the mistakes AI tools make with webhook endpoints.

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build·advanced·12 min

Advanced Prompt Patterns That Make AI Code Dramatically Better

Advanced AI prompt patterns for coding. Learn few-shot examples, chain-of-thought reasoning, and tree-of-thought to solve complex problems AI usually fails at.

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build·beginner·10 min

Anatomy of a Perfect Coding Prompt With Real Examples

A perfect coding prompt has structure, context, and constraints. See real before-and-after examples that show exactly how each element improves AI code output.

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build·beginner·12 min

The Art of the Follow-Up Prompt in AI Coding

Most vibe coders start over when AI output is wrong. Follow-up prompts let you refine iteratively. Learn the patterns that turn rough drafts into working code.

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build·beginner·9 min

Before and After AI Coding Prompts From Vague to Precise

See real before-and-after AI coding prompts side by side. Learn how adding structure, context, and constraints transforms vague requests into working features.

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build·intermediate·11 min

Build a Blog with MDX and AI from Scratch in 2026

Build a modern blog with MDX and AI coding tools. This tutorial covers Next.js setup, MDX rendering, frontmatter, styling, and deploying your blog to Vercel.

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