Key Takeaways
- Vibe coding is the practice of instructing AI to write code using simple English prompts.
- CEOs like Google’s Sundar Pichai and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang have touted AI’s ability to write code.
- I put vibe coding to the test and created a mood tracking app in less than five minutes using Lovable.
In August, Anton Osika, the 35-year-old CEO of the vibe coding platform Dear AIsaid artificial intelligence has largely eliminated the need for “technical knowledge” and “years of training” to create technological products.
AI now allows people to “go from idea to working product without ever touching a formal CS [computer science] education,” Osika said Business insider.
The key is mood coding, or using AI coding assistants like Lovable, CursorAnd Repetition to convert written instructions into code. Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai admitted in June that he “vibe-coded” his own website for fun.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the same month that AI now allows non-technical users to write code by providing prompts in plain English. AI is the “great equalizer” when it comes to bringing ideas to life with code, he said.
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Can anyone code, or is this practice only for CEOs? I put that to the test by coding my own app.
Vibe codes a mood tracking app
I’m a reporter for Entrepreneurwhich includes everything from small businesses to tech giants. While I have some familiarity with basic coding from college, it’s been years since I last coded anything. I chose the Lovable platform because it is beginner-friendly and has a free plan. I signed up with an email address and password and got started right away.
I wanted to create a simple mood tracking app that allows users to record their moods and see a graph of their mood trends over time. The app should have the ability to export mood data and set daily reminders for mood checks.
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I gave Lovable the following prompt: “Users record moods and see color-coded graphs that show emotional trends over time. Add reminders and data export features.”
After thinking for twenty seconds, Lovable promised to create “a beautiful mood tracking app with emotional trend visualization, memories and data export!”
A few minutes later the app was ready. It included a quick mood tracker with five emotional states (happy, calm, neutral, anxious, and depressed), an interactive dashboard with mood trend graphs, a color-coded calendar view, a daily reminder system, and the option to export data to JSON/CSV. Lovable informed me that all data is stored locally in the user’s browser.
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The AI code assistant even gave the app a name: MoodFlow. The app was ready to publish in five minutes, including the time it took to sign up for Lovable.
Here is a link to the published app: https://vibe-canvas-diary.lovable.app.
I’d have to test the app for a few months to really see how well it tracks my mood and to see if it populates the trends and calendar tabs effectively, but from what I can tell so far, it’s working well. Although the app I created was simple, it could still serve as an effective mood tracker.
I’m not the only one using AI to create apps without manually writing a single line of code. In February, New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose wrote that he managed to code an app to help him decide what to pack his son for lunch just by taking a photo of what was in his refrigerator.
A few months later, in May, Rishab Jain, a neuroscience student at Harvard University, said: told NBC News that he has coded an app that translates ancient texts into English.
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The American market for AI code assistants like Lovable was valued at $1.8 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach $12.4 billion in the next decade.
I found it easy and intuitive to code an app, and I could see myself doing it again. It was free and completed in less than five minutes, making creating an app almost as easy as downloading it.
Key Takeaways
- Vibe coding is the practice of instructing AI to write code using simple English prompts.
- CEOs like Google’s Sundar Pichai and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang have touted AI’s ability to write code.
- I put vibe coding to the test and created a mood tracking app in less than five minutes using Lovable.
In August, Anton Osika, the 35-year-old CEO of the vibe coding platform Dear AIsaid artificial intelligence has largely eliminated the need for “technical knowledge” and “years of training” to create technological products.
AI now allows people to “go from idea to working product without ever touching a formal CS [computer science] education,” Osika said Business insider.
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