I used Claude Code to vibe code a Mac app in 8 hours, and it was more work than magic ...

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.

Claude Code hit $1 billion fast by transforming real developer workflows. Agentic coding built my complex iPhone app in just 11 days. Early command-line access gave Claude Code a huge adoption edge.

I asked my editors if I could go work at a tech startup. It was an unusual request. But I wanted to learn to vibe-code. My need to know felt urgent. I wanted to survive the future. The pitch process ...