Can a newbie really vibe code an app? I tried Cursor and Replit to find out

I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.
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VS Code Forks Recommend Missing Extensions, Creating Supply Chain Risk in Open VSX

AI-based VS Code forks recommended unclaimed extensions, allowing malicious uploads in Open VSX and risking developer systems ...
MUO on MSN

This is the fastest way to install all your must-have Windows apps

There is a very real "new computer smell" that every tech fan knows by heart. The spotless desktop, the instant app launches, the empty recycle bin that feels like a fresh notebook on the first day of ...
Tax Guru

Technical & Operational Impediments in Implementation of Section 139(8A)

Explore the legal and technical hurdles in filing Updated Returns under Section 139(8A), including Excel utility dependencies and procedural ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with Copilot Vision: VS Code's Head Start and How the IDE Is Catching Up

AI space! GitHub Copilot's vision and image-based features arrived first in VS Code in February 2025 and have since become ...

VSCode IDE forks expose users to "recommended extension" attacks

Popular AI-powered integrated development environment solutions, such as Cursor, Windsurf, Google Antigravity, and Trae, ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Kilo Code is the surprisingly great VS Code extension I'm surprised I don't hear more about

Kilo Code is an open-source AI coding agent that works as a super-extension. While standard extensions offer autocomplete ...