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.
InfoWorld

Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio or VS Code

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot to generate code, optimize code, fix bugs, and create unit tests, right from within your IDE ...
IEEE

A Provenance-Centric Approach to Code Smell Reduction using Human-in-Loop Approach

Abstract: Code smells are early warning signs of software development whose detection and timely resolution is essential for long-term software quality. Conventional methods used for detecting smells ...
GitHub

Sample Code to Use Azure OpenAI Service's Whisper API from Python

This is a simple sample code that demonstrates how to use the Azure OpenAI Service's Whisper API to transcribe audio files using Python. Please make sure to replace the placeholder values in the .env ...
GitHub

AgentRun: Run AI Generated Code Safely

AgentRun is a Python library that makes it easy to run Python code safely from large language models (LLMs) with a single line of code. Built on top of the Docker Python SDK and RestrictedPython, it ...
IEEE

NDT-Map-Code: A 3D global descriptor for real-time loop closure detection in lidar SLAM

Abstract: Loop-closure detection, also known as place recognition, aiming to identify previously visited locations, is an essential component of a SLAM system. Existing research on lidar-based loop ...
PTI

ELITe, Ester Industries’ India Joint Venture with Loop Industries, Awards Detailed Engineering Contract to Toyo for Infinite Loop™ India

• THIS CONTRACT REPRESENTS FINAL ENGINEERING MILESTONE: as project advances towards beginning of construction National, 19 December, 2025: Loop Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOOP), today announced that ...