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How I AIA complete beginner's guide to coding with AI: From PRD to generating your very first lines of code
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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- November 5, 2025
- Duration
- 45m
- Channel
- How I AI
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
This episode is for complete beginners. I walk you through how to build your very first coding project using AI tools—even if you’ve never written a line of code. Together, we’ll create a personal project hub that automatically generates documentation and lets you build interactive prototypes. I’ll show you the process step by step—from setting up a repository, to creating AI agents that help with specific tasks, to deploying a functional web app locally. *What you’ll learn:*
- How to set up a simple Next.js application from scratch using Cursor’s AI agent capabilities
- My workflow for creating AI agents that generate consistent documentation (like PRDs in Markdown format)
- How to build and display clickable prototypes without worrying about complex backend functionality
- The basics of using GitHub to track changes and manage your code repository as a non-technical person
- Why starting with a personal project hub is the best way to ease into AI-assisted coding
- My favorite practical tips for iterating on designs and functionality using AI tools—without needing deep technical expertise
*Brought to you by:* ChatPRD—An AI copilot for PMs and their teams: https://www.chatprd.ai/howiai *In this episode, we cover:* (00:00) Introduction (05:11) Starting with a requirements document in ChatPRD (08:22) Attempting to use v0 for initial prototyping (15:02) Pivoting to Cursor for initial prototyping (20:20) Running the app locally and reviewing the initial version (24:07) Setting up GitHub for version control (27:09) Creating an AI agent for writing PRDs (31:04) Using the agent to create a sample PRD (35:00) Building a prototype based on the PRD (37:00) Testing and improving the prototype (40:00) Adding documentation and improving the design (43:20) Recap of the complete workflow *Tools referenced:*
- Cursor: https://cursor.com/
- ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/
- v0: https://v0.dev/
- GitHub Desktop: https://desktop.github.com/
- Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
- Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/
*Other references:*
- Lovable: https://lovable.ai/
- Bolt: https://bolt.new/
- Claude Code: https://www.claude.com/product/claude-code
- Markdown: https://www.markdownguide.org/
- GitHub: https://github.com/
_Production and marketing by https://penname.co/._ _For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email jordan@penname.co._
SPEAKERS
Claire Vo
host
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of How I AI, featuring Claire Vo, A complete beginner's guide to coding with AI: From PRD to generating your very first lines of code explores Beginner-friendly workflow: PRD to local app with AI coding tools Claire Vo walks complete beginners through creating their first AI-assisted codebase live, aiming for a “safe space” where mistakes are expected and progress is the goal.
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