Essential AI Coding Fundamentals I wish I knew sooner (ChatGPT, Cursor AI, v0)

Synopsis

Jason Zhou walks through AI coding fundamentals: writing detailed specs upfront, breaking down core functionality, researching packages, step-by-step debugging, setting up project structure, generating documentation, building with Cursor, UI iteration and implementing reusable authentication prompts. His case study is a Reddit analytics platform that fetches posts, categorises them with OpenAI and ships via Cursor.

Ideas in this episode

• Vibe-coded app launch / 14-day MVP

  Jason Zhou walks through AI coding fundamentals including detailed specs, package research, Cursor building and reusable auth prompts, with a Reddit analytics platform shipped via Cursor as the case study.