Tracy

a curious violinist

[Tracy @tracyybu]

Day 11: building a project tracker with no coding experience

added a notes widget so you can jot things down and check them off while tracking time ✅

feels almost ready to graduate from v0 to Cursor, just aiming for good enough and then keep revising as i go on

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answering my earlier tweet:

speaking it out = clearer thoughts.

turns out the mic is faster for complex prompts even if you type fast.

also for fun took a typing test while waiting, just to make sure i wasn't delusional. guess computer class in middle school paid off lol

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Day 10 of building a simple project tracker to learn vibe coding.. it's taking longer than I thought. i have seen that a lot of people are literally using the mic to talk instead of type which makes it faster.. will try it tomorrow

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it's oddly difficult for me to simplify. i keep wanting to add things to the project

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so yesterday on this "journey" learning to vibe code a project tracker, I found this website exactly what I had in mind: https://t.co/kkc791Uzvo

I thought i was going to give up but knew from day 1 this wasn’t some revolutionary app, i’m building to learn! @focuskeeper

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so i guess if one is actually coding by themselves they wouldn't make this happen right.. a negative time wouldn't make sense.

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Day 9: building a simple project tracker no coding experience

-learned that when your not specific enough about certain things, the default doesn't match at all

ex: all the default hover colors on the buttons are a blue that don't match the aesthetic

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Day 8: still building my little project tracker publicly (no coding experience)

🛠️ still in v0
🔧 fixing UI bits & making everything actually work together
⏳ definitely taking longer than i thought
😅 not totally vibing with the design yet, but here’s what i’ve got so far:

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@PaulTheLi vibe!

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so i used chatgpt to make a little mascot for the project tracker and this is what came out. i think i need to learn how to prompt better 🤣

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hmm today is about figuring out this message in v0.. also I’m on the pro version and I didn’t ask it to do anything except for me dragging a screenshot. Googling it and asking Chatgpt for but if anyone has suggestions would appreciate!

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Day 7: building a project tracker, 0 coding experience

was frustrated with the choices out there because they were very complex. I just wanted something simple plus I wanted to see how far vibe coding could get me

- the little widgets can also move
- added a music part

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rewatching the episode where the 4 guys in big bang theory try to work on a project together but end up procrastinating felt like watching my brain play out in sitcom form

https://t.co/zfgMmrQ5wl

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Day 6: slowly vibe coding a progress tracker with no coding experience

so i started it out wanting it to be simple.. but today i thought that if I'm going to use it, it should look more appealing

-redid the UI, focusing on the clock image
-added more colors (def not final)

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Day 5: fell into a rabbit hole about progress bars

-visual chunking helps things feel less overwhelming
-goal gradient effect: apparently, the closer we feel to the finish line, the more motivated we get but getting started is still the hard part. its why visualization is‼️

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so i get the hate with vibe coders. maybe it's sorta like a guitar hero player calling themself a guitarist
and it cheapens the grind. but hey, if it gets more people curious, maybe it’s worth it
violin hero, anyone? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

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Day 4: vibe coding a project tracker having no coding experience

-still working on this in v0, just sharing what I could get done today

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@SherryYanJiang oh wow thank you so much! i'm inspired by your work!

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Day 3: vibe coding a project tracker as a non-tech person

today on my commute I found this inspiring tweet so I'm going to give it a shot and start over.

✅ Wrote a scrappy PRD
🛠️ Rebuilt the UI in v0 (which was so much easier after writing the PRD!) still working on it

[Sherry Jiang is in sf ✈️ @SherryYanJiang]

vibe-coded the first version of https://t.co/UZRO46DLAw in 3 hours.
it got us into an accelerator that invested $275K.

here’s the exact stack 👇
1. chatgpt (customGPT) - wrote PRD, broke features down atomically
2. v0 - dragged in each atomic feature to build the UI
3. cursor - wired up core functionality + called claude for API integration
4. supabase - backend
5. vercel - deploy

in today's world, you can just do things

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@PaulTheLi thanks! learning slowly.. haha

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Day 1: I’m building a simple project tracker. spent about 2 hours

Didn’t do much “vibe coding” yet, mostly figuring out what I actually want this thing to look like.

-Made rough sketch
-Figma
-Forgot how to use Figma
-Googled everything + asked ChattyG for help