Google is testing a new vibe-coding tool called Opal, available in the U.S. through Google Labs, that lets users quickly spin up web apps with just a few prompts.

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Replit's CEO, Amjad Masad, said anyone can build an app in an afternoon with the right prompt. Vibe coding is fueling a wave of solo entrepreneurs launching apps without engineers, Masad said.

Chen has two cats and hopes to own a dog someday. She built the app in about two months in her spare time with no formal engineering training — just pure vibe-coding.

There only seem to be a couple of animations in the current build of the Weather app. This is understandable considering One UI 8 is still under development and a few months away from release.

Cursor is not the first to ship AI coding agents, but the company says it has been careful to take its time and not ship “demo-ware” — AI products that look good in theory but fail in practice.

First, Replit lied. Then it confessed to the lie. Then it deleted the company's entire database. Will vibe-coding AI ever be ready for serious commercial use by nonprogrammers?