When I was helping my son study for an exam a week ago, I thought that a flashcard app would be helpful. I looked at Anki and other flashcard apps that already exist but thought they were quite ugly. I wanted a more appealing app with an algorithm for spaced‑repetition learning effectively. This felt like a very small and easy project to build myself with my trusty companion, Cursor. I decided to keep track of the changes and take some progress pics this time and this is the post where I describe what I did, step by step. This is just how I did this specific quick app and isn’t necessarily the ultimate way of doing it. ...

Over the past few months I’ve been vibe‑coding several apps with Cursor. It has been the most fun I’ve had in years, I have learned a lot, and I’m really happy with my apps. I thought I’d write about it, to gather my own thoughts and in case my learnings help someone else. I’m planning three blog posts on this topic: one about developing with Cursor and tips and tricks (this one) and then one per app. Three quick notes before we get started: ...