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I Took the Vibe Coding Course for 8 Weeks: Here’s What Happened

I’m Kayla, and I finished the Vibe Coding Course while working nights and juggling life. I used my old Dell, a mug of tea, and a lot of patience. You know what? It surprised me. Someone else had a similar eight-week roller-coaster and wrote about it here.

Why I signed up

I wanted real projects, not just theory. Their pitch was simple: friendly lessons, weekly live calls, and a calm mood. Lofi beats, short tasks, clear goals. I liked that.

Also, I needed structure. Left to myself, I doom-scroll. This gave me dates on a calendar, a roadmap, and a group that nudged me. For a feelings-first breakdown of the onboarding experience, you can read another candid diary of the class here.

Setup felt simple, in a good way

On day one, I got:

  • A syllabus PDF and a Google Calendar link
  • VS Code install steps (Prettier, Live Server—yes, please)
  • A GitHub starter repo and a Replit fallback for folks on Chromebooks
  • A Discord invite with channels like #wins, #help, and #portfolio

No fluff. No maze. I hit play and got going. If you’re leaning on browser-based coding, this hands-on take with Replit and Vibe Coding explains the workflow in depth.

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Real stuff I built (the fun part)

I learn by doing. They get that. Here’s what I actually made.

  • Mood Tracker (Week 1–2)
    I built a small web page with HTML, CSS, and a tiny bit of JavaScript. When I picked “happy” or “tired,” the background changed to a color blend. I saved my mood to localStorage, so it stuck after refresh. Simple, but it felt like magic. My mom used it and said, “This looks like an app.” I’ll take it.

  • Weather Snack (Week 3)
    We used fetch to call the OpenWeatherMap API and show temp and a little emoji. I messed up my API key at first. It kept throwing 401. In Discord, Mia (a mentor) pointed out my missing “&units=metric” and an extra space. I laughed. Then it worked. It felt so good to see live data move.

  • Guess the Number (Week 4, Python intro)
    Console app. I used a while loop and random. I added a cheeky hint if you guessed off by more than 10. Tiny thing, big smile.

  • To-Do App with Drag and Drop (Week 5–6)
    I didn’t think I’d get drag-and-drop. But we built a to-do list where you can reorder tasks and store them in localStorage. One bug: my tasks vanished if I added an empty one. Fixed it with a simple “if (!text.trim()) return;” guard. Felt pro.

  • Mini Portfolio (Week 7–8)
    Three projects. A simple about page. A contact form that sends to my email with a free service they linked. I used Figma for a quick wireframe and then matched the look in CSS. It’s not fancy, but it’s mine. I pushed to GitHub and used GitHub Pages to publish.

If you want even more code examples, this guide packed with real snippets walks through additional mini-projects.

How they teach (and the “vibe” part)

There are two live calls each week. Short. Friendly. Not lecture-heavy. Jordan, the main instructor, explains code with small stories. Like, he said a function is “a tiny kitchen.” You pass in ingredients. You get a dish back. That image stuck. Music producer Rick Rubin even gave the method a spin for 30 days—his reflections are worth a read.

The videos are clean and calm. Lofi in the background during build time. This sounds silly, but the sound kept me from stressing. The course felt like a coffee shop study hour, just with more hand-holding.

They also used:

  • Cheatsheets for arrays, loops, and async (my fave)
  • A “then vs await” quick guide that saved my brain
  • Real reviews on your pull requests. Short notes, not harsh

It felt slow at first. Then Week 5 hit and I had to breathe. Arrays and async can punch you. But they paused, re-explained, and gave another short task. That little reset helped.

What bugged me

Not all sunshine. A few things annoyed me.

  • The video player had 1.5x speed, but no transcript on day one. Auto-captions only. They added real captions later, but still.
  • One quiz had a typo in a loop question. I flagged it; they fixed it the next day.
  • The React intro used create-react-app for one lesson. That’s dated. They switched to Vite after feedback, but I had to redo a setup.
  • Time zones. Live calls were late for me. Replays worked, but I missed chat energy.

None of this broke the course, but it did slow me down. For a brutally honest, week-long critique, the team at Base44 documented their own hiccups here.

Who it’s for (and who it’s not)

If you’re brand new, this fits. If you like calm lessons and small wins, even better. If you need heavy algorithms or job-prep drills, you’ll want another track on top, like LeetCode or a CS book. This is project-first, not theory-first. If you’re still weighing the general philosophy of “vibe coding,” this industry overview of vibe coding’s benefits and drawbacks can help you decide.

Price and value

I paid $299 on a spring sale. Prices change, so check. You can always see the current tuition listed on the official Udemy course page. For me, it was worth it because I got:

  • A small portfolio I can show
  • Comfort with VS Code, Git, and GitHub
  • A few real-world tasks: APIs, forms, storage
  • A habit: 45 minutes, most nights

Could you find free YouTube content? Yes. But I needed structure and feedback. That’s what I paid for.

Little tips I wish I knew sooner

  • Use Prettier from day one. Messy code drains you.
  • Ask for help early in Discord. Folks are nice and quick.
  • Keep a “bug diary.” Note what broke and how you fixed it. Patterns pop.
  • Practice fetch with tiny APIs first. Weather, jokes, cats—you pick.
  • Do the warm-ups even when you’re tired. It keeps the groove.

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A tiny taste of the kind of fix I made

My to-do app was losing tasks on reload. I forgot to JSON.parse the saved list. Once I added parse on load and stringify on save, it stuck. Small fix, big win.

Final take

I came for calm and clear. I got that, plus a few real projects. The course isn’t perfect. But it’s kind, steady, and hands-on. I’d call it a solid starter with a friendly feel.

Would I take it again? Yeah—especially if they keep the playlists and keep tightening the lessons. If you want gentle structure and real building, the Vibe Coding Course is a good bet. I walked away less scared of code, and more ready to ship small things. And that’s the whole point, right?

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