Greg Lim

Build, test, and deploy real-world applications faster using AI-powered tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and Lovable with modern vibe coding workflows. Key Features Master the emerging vibe coding mindset for AI-assisted software development Build and deploy complete applications using Cursor, Windsurf, and Lovable Apply real-world development practices including specifications, testing, version control, and CI-style workflows Book DescriptionSoftware development is evolving rapidly, and working effectively with AI is becoming a core skill. Vibe Coding with Cursor, Windsurf & Lovable introduces a practical, AI-first approach to building applications by guiding intelligent coding agents instead of writing every line of code manually. Through hands-on examples, you’ll learn how to create applications from scratch using Cursor, structure projects with specifications and to-do lists, manage code with Git, and add automated tests. You’ll then explore Lovable’s no-code and low-code workflows to build and deploy full-stack apps, before moving on to Windsurf to analyze and extend existing codebases. By the end of this book, you’ll have a repeatable, professional workflow for building and shipping real-world applications faster, combining the speed of AI with sound engineering practices.What you will learn Understand the vibe coding mindset and how it differs from traditional development Build applications using natural language with Cursor's AI agents Write effective specifications and to-do lists to guide AI-generated code Add automated testing, refactor code, and manage changes with Git and GitHub Build and deploy full-stack apps using Lovable and Supabase Analyze and extend existing projects using Windsurf Control AI output with rules and automate workflows for faster iteration Deploy applications confidently using modern cloud platforms Who this book is forThis book is for beginners curious about building apps without coding every line, developers who want to prototype faster and guide AI effectively, and anyone interested in how AI is transforming the entire software development process.

Get up and running with Django quickly by delving into practical code examples and build real-world Django applications Key Features Develop web applications with Python and Django quickly Understand Django features with concise explanations and learn how to use them in a practical way Create a movie store app with a responsive user interface and deploy it to the cloud Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionLearning Django can be a challenging and time-consuming activity without the right guidance. With hundreds of tutorials, loads of documentation, and unclear explanations out there, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s most important. This book stands out by teaching you how to use Django in just a few days with a focused approach. In this second edition, you’ll go on a fun, practical, and pragmatic journey to learning full-stack development with Django 5. You’ll start building your first Django app within minutes. As you progress, you’ll learn from concise explanations that will help you get to grips with some of the most important Django features, including URLs, views, templates, models, CSS inclusion, image storage, Django admin panel, and more. You’ll also understand how to design Django MVT (Model-View-Template) architectures and implement them. Additionally, you’ll use Django to develop a movie store application and deploy it to the internet. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to build and deploy your own Django web applications confidently.What you will learn Understand and use Django key features, including URLs, templates, models, and forms Implement responsive user interfaces using Bootstrap Manage data storage in databases effectively Explore the powerful built-in admin interface with Django Harness Django's powerful built-in authentication system Deploy your Django project on the internet for users Who this book is forThis book is for Python developers of any experience level who want to build full-stack web applications using Django. Anyone new to Django can get started with this book.

A quick-start guide to exploring and using Python and Django to develop web applications in minutes Key Features Develop web applications with Python and Django quickly Understand Django features with short explanations and learn how to use them right away Create a movie reviews app with a responsive user interface and deploy it to the cloud Book DescriptionLearning Django can be a tricky and time-consuming activity. There are hundreds of tutorials, loads of documentation, and many explanations that are hard to digest. However, this book enables you to use and learn Django in just a couple of days. In this book, you’ll go on a fun, hands-on, and pragmatic journey to learn Django full stack development. You'll start building your first Django app within minutes. You'll be provided with short explanations and a practical approach that cover some of the most important Django features, such as Django Apps’ structure, URLs, views, templates, models, CSS inclusion, image storage, authentication and authorization, Django admin panel, and many more. You'll also use Django to develop a movies review app and deploy it to the internet. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build and deploy your own Django web applications.What you will learn Understand and implement Django Apps' basic structure, including URLs, views, templates, and models Add bootstrap to improve the aesthetics of the site Create your own custom pages and have different URLs to route to them Navigate between pages by adding a header bar to all pages Work with databases and models Explore the powerful built-in admin interface with Django Use Django's powerful, built-in authentication system Deploy your Django project on the internet for the world to use Who this book is forThis book is for Python developers at any level of experience with Python programming who want to build full-stack Python web applications using Django. The book is for absolute Django beginners.

In this book, we take you on a fun, hands-on and pragmatic journey to learning MERN stack development. You'll start building your first MERN stack app within minutes. Every chapter is written in a bite-sized manner and straight to the point as I don't want to waste your time (and most certainly mine) on the content you don't need. In the end, you will have the skills to create a Movies review app and deploy it to the Internet.In the course of this book, we will cover: Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: MongoDB OverviewChapter 3: Setting Up MongoDB Atlas Cloud DatabaseChapter 4: Adding Sample DataChapter 5: Setting Up Our Node.js, Express BackendChapter 6: Creating Our Backend ServerChapter 7: Creating The Movies Data Access ObjectChapter 8: Creating The Movies ControllerChapter 9: Testing Our Backend APIChapter 10: Leaving Movie ReviewsChapter 11: Testing The Reviews APIChapter 12: Route To Get A Single Movie And Its RatingsChapter 13: Introduction To ReactChapter 14: Create Navigation Header BarChapter 15: Defining Our RoutesChapter 16: MovieDataService: Connecting To The BackendChapter 17: MoviesList ComponentChapter 18: Movie ComponentChapter 19: Listing ReviewsChapter 21: Adding And Editing ReviewsChapter 22: Deleting A ReviewChapter 23: Get Next Page's ResultsChapter 24: Get Next Page's Results - Search By Title And RatingChapter 25: Deploying Backend On HerokuChapter 26: Hosting And Deploying Our React Frontend The goal of this book is to teach you MERN stack development in a manageable way without overwhelming you. We focus only on the essentials and cover the material in a hands-on practice manner for you to code along.Working Through This BookThis book is purposely broken down into short chapters where the development process of each chapter will center on different essential topics. The book takes a practical hands on approach to learning through practice. You learn best when you code along with the examples in the book.RequirementsNo previous knowledge on Node.js or React development is required, but you should have basic programming knowledge. It will be a helpful advantage if you could read through my Node, Express book and React book first which will provide you will better insight and deeper knowledge into the various technologies. But even if you have not done so, you should still be able to follow along.

In this book, we take you on a fun, hands-on and pragmatic journey to learning iOS13 application development using Swift. You'll start building your first iOS app within minutes. Every section is written in a bite-sized manner and straight to the point as I don't want to waste your time (and most certainly mine) on the content you don't need. In the end, you will have the skills to create an app and submit it to the app store.In the course of this book, we will cover: Chapter 1 - Working with Xcode and Swift to build a BMI calculator app.Chapter 2 - Build a Quotes app using Table ViewChapter 3 - Create a To Do List app where we create, read, update and delete to-do itemsChapter 4 - Implement data persistency to our To Do List app using Core DataChapter 5 - Improve our To Do List app by adding images and implementing swipe deletionChapter 6 - Build a cryptocurrency price tracker app which retrieves prices via an APIChapter 7 - Build a image detection app using machine learning with Core ML 2 and Create ML 2Chapter 8 - Create an Augmented Reality app with ARKitChapter 9 - Publish our app on to the App storeChapter 10 - SwiftUIChapter 11 - Dark ModeChapter 12 - Porting your iOS App to the Mac with Project CatalystChapter 13 - In-App PurchasesThe goal of this book is to teach you iOS development in a manageable way without overwhelming you. We focus only on the essentials and cover the material in a hands-on practice manner for you to code along.About the ReaderNo previous knowledge on iOS development required, but you should have basic programming knowledge.About the AuthorGreg Lim is a technologist and author of several programming books. Greg has many years in teaching programming in tertiary institutions and he places special emphasis on learning by doing.

In this book, we take you on a fun, hands-on and pragmatic journey to learning decentralized application (DApp) development on the Ethereum blockchain using the Solidity programming language. You'll start building your first Ethereum smart contract within minutes. Every section is written in a bite-sized manner and straight to the point as I don't want to waste your time (and most certainly mine) on the content you don't need. In the end, you will have what it takes to develop a real-life decentralized eBay Clone app.In the first chapter, we see how Ethereum works and why do we care about it. In the second chapter, we will create our first working smart contract with Ethereum where we learn how to interact with Ethereum as developers.We will then move on to chapters three and four where we will learn about compiling, deployment and testing of Ethereum apps. All these will prepare us for development of our decentralized eBay clone smart contract and the React user front end in chapter five and six.The goal of this book is to teach you how to build decentralized apps with Ethereum. We won't be talking a lot about trading cryptocurrencies, how to invest in Ethereum or how to trade Ethereum (ether) coins. We will have a good overview of Ethereum and cryptocurrencies but we will not be going into super in-depth academic discussion of them as our focus in this book is to have the practical knowledge of how to work with and build products with Ethereum.Table of Contents: CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO ETHEREUMCHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION TO SMART CONTRACTSCHAPTER 3: COMPILING WITH SOLC, UNIT TESTING WITH MOCHA & GANACHE CHAPTER 4: DEPLOYING SMART CONTRACTS TO TEST/MAIN NETWORKSCHAPTER 5: EBAY SMART CONTRACTCHAPTER 6: REACT FRONTEND FOR EBAY SMART CONTRACT