Issue #4
Vibe Coding Weekly, Issue Four, is out! Here’s what you’ll find inside:
- Perplexity announces its new browser, Comet, for agentic search.
- AI section builder for Shopify.
- The first-ever State of Web Dev AI 2025 report just dropped.
Plus, a few curated articles, videos, tools, and AI news picks to keep you in the loop.
📰 AI Industry News
Stay informed about the latest developments in the AI and development ecosystem.
Perplexity is building its own web browser called Comet. On Monday, the AI-powered search engine posted on X to launch a sign-up list, though the browser isn’t available yet.
Windsurf shared what their developers think about their favorite models and how they actually use them day to day.
The Forbes article Vibe Coding: AI's Transformation of Software Development explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the software development landscape through the concept of vibe coding.
JetBrains, the team behind some well-known app development tools, just dropped its first “open” AI model for coding — Mellum.
The State of Web Dev AI 2025 was published, covering topics like the most popular IDEs, leading model providers, the demographics of AI coders, and more.
Figma’s 2025 AI report gives a look at how designers and developers are keeping up with the fast-changing world of AI.
📝 Featured Reads
Stay in the loop with standout articles from the world of AI, coding, and tech trends.
In his post "Avoiding Skill Atrophy in the Age of AI," Addy Osmani highlights the risk of letting our coding skills fade if we rely too heavily on AI to do all the work.
In his blog post "I Built a Personal MCP and Got Agents to Give Me Feedback," Mathias Biilmann talks about building his own Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for his blog. He used Netlify Functions and Windsurf to let AI agents read and interact with his content.
Replit’s blog post, “16 Ways to Vibe Code Securely,” is a super practical guide for keeping your code safe without killing your flow. It shows that with Replit’s built-in tools and a bit of help from AI, staying secure doesn’t have to slow you down.
🛠️ Tools For Vibe Coders
Desktop Commander MCP is an open-source tool that enables terminal command execution and file editing directly through Claude Desktop app. Enhance your AI workflow with Claude.
Shopdev is your AI dev for Shopify. Just connect your store and start prompting custom sections using your own products, collections, and theme styles. It generates clean Liquid code you can ship right to your theme.
📺 Videos Worth Watching
Mark Zuckerberg and Satya Nadella discuss AI’s role in coding.
In this video, Sean Kochel talks about five MCP servers that are now part of his daily Vibe Coding workflow.
🐦 Tweet Pick
Instead of searching for a solution online, Matthew Bowe just built his own ICS converter app for internal use with bolt.new. This tweet really shows the power of Vibe Coding.
😂 Vibe Coding Joke
That’s a wrap for now! Keep tinkering, stay curious, until next time. 🛠️👋