Lesson 6 / 7 · ~12 minutes

A real project from A to Z

I promised the course would end with proof. Here it is: the entire walterstein.eu website — including this course — was vibecoded, exactly the way lessons 0–5 teach. Zero lines of hand-written code. The following replay is a condensed record of real sessions.

The final challenge: build something of your own

Theory's over. Pick a project that genuinely helps you — ideally from your own field, so the result actually serves you:

  • A calculator for your trade — quotes, material usage, margins…
  • A business card site or mini web — for yourself, your company, a project, a band.
  • Tracking something — tasks, expenses, orders, inventory.

You know the drill; here it is in short:

  1. New folder, run claude (lesson 1)
  2. The brief: WHAT · WHY · HOW · WHEN it's done (lesson 2)
  3. "Set up git and make the first commit" (lesson 4)
  4. Iterate in small steps, commit after every working version (lesson 3)
  5. Finally: "write the state into CLAUDE.md" (lesson 5)

Self-assessment

Once your project is done, go through the checklist — this is what separates luck from craft: