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.
IEEE

High-Efficiency Viscoacoustic Least-Squares Reverse Time Migration With Q-Compensated Gradient Using Nearly Constant Q Model

Abstract: The attenuation characteristics of subsurface media cause amplitude attenuation and phase dispersion in seismic waves. Ignoring these effects in conventional least-squares reverse time ...
IEEE

RDTD: Adversarial Input Detector Using Reverse Diffusion Transformation

Abstract: Deep neural networks (DNNs) have achieved performance beyond humans in visual recognition tasks. However, DNNs are susceptible to adversarial examples spoofing, where an attacker adds ...
Metal

2026 "Program of Large-Scale Equipment Upgrades and Consumer Goods Trade-Ins" Policy Plan Announced, Implementation and Strengthening of "Reverse Invoicing" System [SMM Cast ...

[SMM Cast Aluminum Alloy Morning Comment: 2026 Program of Large-Scale Equipment Upgrades and Consumer Goods Trade-Ins Policy Plan Announced, Implementation and Strengthening of "Reverse Invoicing" ...
Reuters

Exclusive: How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips

SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters) - In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of producing the ...