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.

Scientists Find Prehistoric Brain Circuit Still Controls Vision

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.
GitHub

Bonsai - Visual Reactive Programming

This is the main repository for the Bonsai visual programming language. It contains source code for the compiler, IDE, and standard library. With Bonsai you tell your computer what to do not through ...
IEEE

Code-as-Monitor: Constraint-aware Visual Programming for Reactive and Proactive Robotic Failure Detection

Abstract: Automatic detection and prevention of open-set failures are crucial in closed-loop robotic systems. Recent studies often struggle to simultaneously identify unexpected failures reactively ...
IEEE

A comprheensive review of Visual Programming Tools for Arduino

Abstract: This document presents a systematic review of Visual Programming Tools for the Arduino Board. The Arduino board is an embedded platform that focus on enabling an easy way to teach embedded ...