Beginner · 10 steps
From no-code to code
A ten-step arc that takes you from clicking around in no-code tools to shipping a real, code-based app with an AI agent as your pair. You'll pick a stack, learn to drive an agent, build and deploy something end-to-end, then add the parts real apps need — a database, auth, debugging, and a launch check.
- 1Guide
From no-code to code
The anchor: names the mindset shift and what you gain (and give up) leaving no-code.
- 2Guide
Choose your stack in 2026
Before you build, decide what you build with — a beginner-safe default stack for 2026.
- 3Guide
How to actually work with a coding agent
The core new skill replacing drag-and-drop: how to actually collaborate with an agent.
- 4Guide
From idea to deployed in a weekend
See the whole arc once, start to live, so the later steps have a shape to fit into.
- 5Recipe
Ship a landing page fast
Your first hands-on real build — small, visible, and finishable in a sitting.
- 6Recipe
Set up a database
Move past static pages: give your app somewhere to store and read real data.
- 7Recipe
Add authentication
Real apps have users — add sign-in now that there's data worth protecting.
- 8Guide
Debug with AI without going in circles
You will hit bugs here; learn to fix them with AI instead of looping.
- 9Recipe
Deploy your app
Get it off your laptop and onto a real URL you can share.
- 10Guide
The pre-launch checklist
A final sweep for the obvious gaps before you put it in front of anyone.