Vibe Coding Crash Course: Build Real Apps with Cursor, Copilot, MCP + more

This crash course shows you how to work with AI as a developer without giving up control. You’ll learn how to plan, prompt, test, and refine using modern AI models like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT, along with AI coding tools like Cursor, Copilot, and MCP, all while following real-world workflows used by senior engineers. You’ll apply these skills by building real projects, including a pong game, a reaction game, a deliberately frustrating UI/UX prank project + more! You’ll also get access to the private ZTM Discord, where you can ask questions directly to Jacinto and learn alongside thousands of other developers exploring modern coding workflows. Exclusive invite link → https://discord.gg/BJCzQ7zsjh 📕 Course Handbook: https://links.zerotomastery.io/vibecoding-handbook 🗂️ Crash Course Resources: https://links.zerotomastery.io/vibecodingcrashcourse-resources ========= 🤖 Ready to take this further and start building real projects as an AI-augmented developer? Continue in the full Vibe Coding Bootcamp → https://zerotomastery.io/courses/learn-vibe-coding/ 🎁 Use code: YTVIBE10 to get 10% OFF Jacinto's Bootcamp or any ZTM membership ========== ⏰ Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome 01:50 Introduction 10:44 Story of Vibe Coding 25:28 Web Design History 31:50 AI Quirks 43:39 AI Quirks Demo 53:21 Professional's ToolKit 1:03:43 Director's Process 1:12:28 Free vs. Paid AI 1:12:36 ChatGPT 1:21:53 Gemini 1:29:42 Claude 1:38:14 Pong Game 1:48:49 Vibe Project Management 1:57:41 Project Challenge 1:57:50 Art of Prompting 2:09:14 Prompt Demo 2:15:28 Version Control 2:23:37 Context 2:32:01 Context Demo 2:37:25 Test & Refine 2:46:11 UI-UX Prank Project 2:58:02 Technical Director 3:05:37 Co-Pilot 3:11:52 LM Arena 3:21:57 ChatGPT Plus 3:37:58 Gemini Pro 3:49:02 Claude Pro 3:58:04 Defining Gauntlet 4:04:54 AI Scorecard 4:12:28 Gauntlet Prompt 4:12:39 ChatGPT Gauntlet 4:20:47 Gemini Gauntlet 4:26:32 Claude Gauntlet 4:33:17 Gauntlet Evaluation 4:43:22 Understanding Web Development 4:59:47 Creating a Developer Environment 5:10:54 Mac/Linux: Homebrew, Git & Visual Studio Code Install 5:16:34 Windows: Git & Visual Studio Code Install 5:23:41 Visual Studio Code Overview 5:34:54 Terminal & Node.js Setup 5:51:10 Github Workflow - Method 1 6:01:50 Github Workflow - Method 2 6:11:35 Visual Studio Code - Agent Mode 6:19:48 Projects Overview 6:29:36 Reaction Game - Prompt Creation 6:41:07 Reaction Game - Prompt 6:41:17 Reaction Game - Part 2 6:54:17 Reaction Game - Part 3 7:05:53 Reaction Game - Part 4 7:18:51 Reaction Game - Part 5 7:29:24 Reaction Game - Review 7:32:55 Final Takeaway ========== 💥 Who is this Vibe Coding Bootcamp course for? https://zerotomastery.io/courses/learn-vibe-coding/ ◾ Junior or Mid-level Developers who want to stop wasting time on boilerplate and repetitive tasks while avoiding the pitfalls of using AI. ◾ Aspiring Software Engineers or Web Developers who want a practical, AI-first path into tech. ◾ Freelancers who want to build client sites, landing pages, and custom web apps faster and with higher quality. ◾ Developers who want to turn static designs into real, interactive prototypes and products. ◾ Anyone that wants to learn how AI is changing (and in many ways improving!) the way we code. ◾ Experienced Developers that want to future-proof their career by learning the latest AI tools and techniques. ========== Graduates of Zero To Mastery are now working at Google, Tesla, NVIDIA, Amazon, Apple, IBM, JP Morgan, Meta, NASA, Shopify + other top companies. Many are also working as top-rated Freelancers getting paid $1,000s while working remotely around the world. 🎓 Here are just a few of them: https://zerotomastery.io/testimonials This can be you. ========= Get started here 👉 https://zerotomastery.io/courses/learn-vibe-coding/ #zerotomastery #vibecoding #AI