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All the vibe coders seem to be programmed to do the same thing. Deploy React apps. Regardless of what you want to do, it seems to spin up in React as the default. You can tell it to use other languages, but I've not had much success with any other language. I'm also not versed in many languages, other than javascript.

WAY back in the day I did BASIC. Then there was that time that I got into PERL... I've also done some PHP, those were the early days of Wordpress and Drupal. Or course there was also that time that I tried to learn REBOL, but couldn't figure out what the hell I was actually going to build with it. Then of course Dartlang came along, and because I'm 100% immersed in the Google ecosystem, I thought it would be fun to learn that.

Long story, long; the only language that I've found any utility in was javascript. So, hate me all you want. I just didn't go down the same path as you.

I've been trying to vibe code a new version of VideoGameGossip(“VGG”) for a long time now... Ever since I bought the domain (along with a basic WordPress setup) off an Indian bloke living in the UK.

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• Use the Application
• Look at the Code

Two years ago I signed up for a front-end web development class. Granted, I've had plenty of experience over the years with building websites and whatnot, I've been playing around with that kind of stuff since I was in grammar school. Nonetheless I'm still interested in learning more, especially when it comes advanced programming techniques, new technologies, and different methods for building websites. React was the one popular method that kept coming up. So that's what I decided I should learn. Yet, in over two years, I haven't built a functional website using React (other than the demo project we put together in the boot camp I did). That being said, the project just before my final project was a virtual Tarot deck. This post is both the story of, and the reflection on, that project.

Keep in mind though, it's still a work in progress. I'm still developing it and adding features to it as well as improving the interface. But the current version accomplishes what I wanted; it's a mobile-centric web app that anyone can access.