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What AI tools are actually useful for building apps?

I've been trying out different AI tools for coding and building small projects, but there so many options that its's hard to know what's actually worth using.

I'm mostly interested in tools that help with things like writing code, debugging, working with existing projects, or quickly getting an idea into a working app.

For those of you who use AI for development what tools have you actually stuck with, and what do you use them for? I'd especially like to hear about tools that have been genuinely useful beyond the first few experiments.

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u/CuriousClara_25 — 8 days ago

Best AI + Game Engine Setup for Vibe Coding with Zero Programming Knowledge?

Good evening, everyone. I'm Brazilian, and this is my first post on Reddit. I wanted to bring up a question that's very important to me.

What is the best AI + game engine setup for Vibe Coding, considering that the person using it doesn't know how to code at all?

And the second question I'd like to ask: is there any free AI + game engine setup that would work for someone who has absolutely no programming knowledge, or is it basically only possible by paying?

Thanks in advance, everyone!

Obs: I'm currently studying medicine, so I don't really plan on learning how to code. I'd just like to make games as more of a hobby.

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u/MobileGrand3576 — 8 days ago

What AI scheduling tools are actually useful?

I've been trying a few AI scheduling tools lately and I'm still figuring out which ones are actually worth using.

I mainly care about things like booking, managing my calendar, and cutting down on all the back and forth.

If you've tried any what did you actually end up keeping?

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u/Hefty_Camera_6948 — 9 days ago

Do you relate to this?

I feel like now that im working on a app,the vibe coded app with long and successfull future as same as the people who to dig-up the gold during the gold rush,only handful got the some gold and the ones who made most money were the tools shop owner's selling tools to those fools.
Fast forward today the shop owners are selling us claude,chatgpt,antigravity,etc.and making most money,and we are keeping on digging hoping to get some gold.

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u/Dependent_Bet_7849 — 8 days ago
▲ 12 r/AskVibecoders+11 crossposts

Isolated environment for coding projects.

Hey everyone! Wanted to share something I built that's been genuinely helpful for my own ADHD brain when jumping between coding projects.

Oyren gives you a fresh, isolated server environment for each coding task. You just launch a container against your repo and start working, either in a terminal or with a coding agent doing the work while you steer.

Since each task gets its own clean environment, you can also just abandon one and start fresh without any cleanup guilt, which has been a nice antidote to the "now I have to fix this before I can start that" trap.

You can use it with Claude Code, Codex, Opencode and Cursor and bring your subscription accounts to avoid paying extra for AI.

Still building this out, happy to answer questions if anyone wants to try it.

Link - [oyren.ai](http://oyren.ai)

![img](4bo57gom25ih1)

u/oyren-ai — 10 days ago
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I vibe coded Clippy into my website and now he’s performing the Abramelin ritual

I added a “Nuke & Rebuild” button to my portfolio.
Every time you press it, the site rebuilds itself into something progressively less reasonable.
Eventually you encounter **Clippy, Unlicensed Spirit Guide**.
He is not tech support.
**He is performing the fucking Abramelin ritual.**
At some point I stopped building a portfolio and started developing occult Microsoft Office lore.
[builtbymagnus.com](http://builtbymagnus.com/)

u/Magtronic — 9 days ago