Can a newbie really vibe code an app? I tried Cursor and Replit to find out

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.
InfoWorld

Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio or VS Code

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot to generate code, optimize code, fix bugs, and create unit tests, right from within your IDE ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with Copilot Vision: VS Code's Head Start and How the IDE Is Catching Up

AI space! GitHub Copilot's vision and image-based features arrived first in VS Code in February 2025 and have since become ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Malware Discovered in 19 Visual Studio Code Extensions

A campaign involving 19 Visual Studio (VS) Code extensions that embed malware inside their dependency folders has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. Active since February 2025 but identified ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious VSCode extensions on Microsoft's registry drop infostealers

Two malicious extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace infect developers' machines with information-stealing malware that can take screenshots, steal credentials, crypto wallets, and ...
GitHub

What is an integrated development environment (IDE)?

An integrated development environment (IDE) is a software application that combines essential developer tools into one interface to streamline software development. IDEs support tools such as: Code ...
New Atlas

Everything you need to code, debug & deploy—Visual Studio Pro is $28

TL;DR: Scoop up Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for just $27.97 (MSRP $499). Code smarter, faster, and more efficiently with Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022, now just $27.97 (MSRP ...
TechSpot

Microsoft turns to Anthropic's AI for Visual Studio Code, raising eyebrows about OpenAI ties

Editor's take: Microsoft has long been the financial lifeline of OpenAI, but its growing reliance on Anthropic's models suggests that loyalty may be giving way to performance. By favoring Anthropic in ...
The Verge

Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. is a senior editor and ...
CSOonline

Verified, but vulnerable: Malicious extensions exploit IDE trust badges

Developers across popular integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, and Cursor are at risk of running malicious extensions marked as “verified.” ...
Thurrott

Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Have 50 Million MAUs

Microsoft announced that Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code now have a collective 50 million monthly active users (MAUs). “I’m thrilled to share that we’ve hit an incredible milestone together: 50 ...