The progression from Stage 1 to Stage 4 is super practical. Most people get stuck trying to force their complex app into beginner tools when they should just jump straight to Cursor or Claude Code. Your point about starting from scratch multiple times being normal is clutch, a lot of folks think that means they failed when really it's just part of learning the constraints of each tool.
Yes I’m genuinely sad when ppl are ashamed how many times they’ve started from scratch, whereas I view it as forward progress. I have a CS degree from a top university and 100% guarantee only a handful of students in my entire class knew how to build a website at the time of graduation 😅 also lost count how many databases I’ve messed up… thankfully there’s backups. it’s just part of learning
Do you have a suggestion for my creating my app.. Base 44 and Vibecode cut me off quickly .. quite willing to pay but want to be sure of who I am going with .. vibecode.dev seems to make it easy to publish to App Store
yes, you can always vibe code in whatever, then switch over to Claude Code. But it's oftentimes cleaner when you start a fresh codebase with the final tool you want to use.
It took me a few missed opportunities to realize that perfection is the ultimate dream killer. Great reminder - I'm launching this thing this weekend! You are one of my favorite ppl in the space btw
I've taken a somewhat maximalist (and unconventional) approach to all of this: I actually pay for the highest tiers of Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude. Whenever I'm using one to build something, I then have the other two act as "code reviewers" to point out gaps, suggest different approaches, and help things run smoothly. Claude Code is still the best, but Codex and Gemini in Antigravity (especially with the higher limits these days) are giving it a run for it's money.
Is this overkill? Maybe. If you think about the projects you are working on, and how much 3 engineers would cost per hour to do the work these tools are doing, you start to see how valuable they are in tandem vs. in isolation.
Definitely. My point was that most people are worried about spending the $100-$200/month but when you can frame that in terms of the amount of time saved and stuff you can do, you start to realize how "cheap" it is to have an entire army of digital workers ready to do things for you. It's so empowering.
My biggest worry is that companies will run out of cash and won't be able to subsidize the amount of use that users are consuming. But, we can cross that bridge when we get to it!
Wow, so many jewels in this video Sabrina. Thank you for the knowledge you share. I appreciate you, Sabrina.
Peace and blessings,
Corona Red
The progression from Stage 1 to Stage 4 is super practical. Most people get stuck trying to force their complex app into beginner tools when they should just jump straight to Cursor or Claude Code. Your point about starting from scratch multiple times being normal is clutch, a lot of folks think that means they failed when really it's just part of learning the constraints of each tool.
Yes I’m genuinely sad when ppl are ashamed how many times they’ve started from scratch, whereas I view it as forward progress. I have a CS degree from a top university and 100% guarantee only a handful of students in my entire class knew how to build a website at the time of graduation 😅 also lost count how many databases I’ve messed up… thankfully there’s backups. it’s just part of learning
Do you have a suggestion for my creating my app.. Base 44 and Vibecode cut me off quickly .. quite willing to pay but want to be sure of who I am going with .. vibecode.dev seems to make it easy to publish to App Store
follow my recs for mobile - start with Emergent for prototyping, then rebuild from scratch in Claude Code
What about vibecode.Dev
haven't heard good things about it, it's still early tho
Useful post and helpful insights!
Would you vibe code something directly in ChatGPT -5 and then swap over to Codex or Claude Code?
I have heard people vibe coding their way through Claude Code with no tech background…
I guess the only way to find out is to give it a try..!
yes, you can always vibe code in whatever, then switch over to Claude Code. But it's oftentimes cleaner when you start a fresh codebase with the final tool you want to use.
It took me a few missed opportunities to realize that perfection is the ultimate dream killer. Great reminder - I'm launching this thing this weekend! You are one of my favorite ppl in the space btw
heck yeah, good luck w the launch!
Any suggestions Sabrina if you know your product needs to work as both web & app?
React Native
Thanks for the guidance. Really appreciate it
I've taken a somewhat maximalist (and unconventional) approach to all of this: I actually pay for the highest tiers of Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude. Whenever I'm using one to build something, I then have the other two act as "code reviewers" to point out gaps, suggest different approaches, and help things run smoothly. Claude Code is still the best, but Codex and Gemini in Antigravity (especially with the higher limits these days) are giving it a run for it's money.
Is this overkill? Maybe. If you think about the projects you are working on, and how much 3 engineers would cost per hour to do the work these tools are doing, you start to see how valuable they are in tandem vs. in isolation.
I also mentioned I pay for claude code max, did you get to that?
Definitely. My point was that most people are worried about spending the $100-$200/month but when you can frame that in terms of the amount of time saved and stuff you can do, you start to realize how "cheap" it is to have an entire army of digital workers ready to do things for you. It's so empowering.
My biggest worry is that companies will run out of cash and won't be able to subsidize the amount of use that users are consuming. But, we can cross that bridge when we get to it!
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WOW!
I'm pretty much all in on Claude code these days. So powerful.
I also created these files to help people work better with it.
It's a simple memory system to help the code be more clean as your site/app gets bigger, without filling the context window.
And it has a prd/tasks/execute flow built in and designed to reduce issues by producing the code in steps.
Feel free to use however you want.
sweet thanks for sharing! this is how I lay out my claude.md btw: https://www.sabrina.dev/p/ultimate-ai-coding-guide-claude-code
https://github.com/iainforrest/claude-project-starter
Forgot the link 🤦
Hmm some goods thoughts here Sabrina. I like your thinking.
thanks Paul!