Don't Panic

A Vibe Coder's Guide to the Galaxy

From a stressed-out first prototype to agents that write the boilerplate — the messy, joyful path of building software by vibe. (Spoiler: the answer was 42 all along.)

  1. Chapter 01 No-code + AI · late nights

    Stress Press

    Where it started

    The first spark. A scrappy little site born from curiosity and caffeine — proof that you don't need permission (or a CS degree) to ship something real on the internet. Rough around the edges. Also: alive.

    Stress Press project screenshot
    Visit stresspress.me
  2. Chapter 02 Bolt.new

    The Bolt Sprint

    Prototypes at the speed of thought

    Then came Bolt: describe an idea, watch it scaffold in seconds, whole sites in an afternoon. (This very portfolio started life as a Bolt Astro template.) MedianBirthday and other playful experiments taught me how far a good prompt and a fast feedback loop can go.

    MedianBirthday project screenshot
    Visit medianbirthday.com
  3. Chapter 03 Lovable

    Getting Lovable

    From prototype to polish

    Lovable raised the bar — apps that felt designed, not just generated. Maplist and friends moved from 'cool demo' to 'actually useful'. Same speed, more craft. The vibe was maturing.

    Maplist project screenshot
    Visit maplist.me
  4. Chapter 04 Astro · hand-tuned

    Over Here

    Owning the craft

    Eventually I wanted the wheel in my own hands. This site — the one you are on — is hand-tuned Astro: starfields, scroll scenes, serverless newsletter signups. Venture Summits and the rest grew up here. Vibe coding met real engineering.

    Venture Summits screenshot
    You're already here
  5. Chapter 05 Antigravity · agentic IDE

    Antigravity

    The current chapter

    Now the tools build alongside me — agents that read the codebase, plan, and ship while I steer. Breathe Collection is the latest to launch this way. Less typing, more deciding. The journey isn't done; it just gained altitude.

    Breathe Collection logo
    Meet Breathe Collection