Meet Your AI Copilot

Part A — Open your workshop (10 min)

1. Open your AI assistant. You'll see a place to type — a chat box with superpowers. In tools like ZCode or Cursor this lives next to your files; browser tools like Replit do it all in one window.
2. Somewhere on screen you may see a terminal — a plain black or white rectangle with text. That is just a place where you type instructions to the computer instead of clicking. You almost never need to touch it. Your AI uses it like a kitchen: you'll see activity, that's normal.
3. Make a folder for this course somewhere you'll find it again, e.g. vibe-coding-course in your Documents. Point your AI assistant at it (in desktop tools: "Open folder"; in browser tools: it creates one for you).

💡 The big idea: every software project = one folder. The AI can only work on the folder it's "standing in." If it seems confused, check you're both in the same folder.

Part B — Your first 10 minutes of vibe coding (15 min)

1. Type this (change the details to you):

   Make a simple web page called "About Me" with:
   - my name in a big friendly heading
   - three fun facts about me: I make great pancakes, I've never
     seen The Godfather, and I once won a hot-dog eating contest (family edition)
   - a favorite-quotes section with 2 quotes I love
   Keep the design clean and cheerful, with a warm background color.
   

2. Watch what happens. Files appear. Text scrolls. Don't touch anything. You're watching an intern work — fast, but worth supervising.

3. When it finishes, look at the result:

   • Desktop tools: ask your AI, "How do I view this page in my browser?" and follow the instructions (usually opening a file called index.html).
   • Browser tools: there will be a Preview or Open in new tab button.

4. Now the loop. Ask for one change at a time:

   Make the heading bigger and add a photo placeholder where a picture
   of me would go.
   

   Look. Then:

   Add a section called "Contact" with a fake email and a fake phone number —
   use placeholder text, not real contact info.
   

   (You'll understand why "fake" matters in Challenge 2.)

Part C — Write it down (5 min)

1. Create a note (paper is fine) titled "My vibe coding log." Write:
   • Today's date
   • What you built
   • One thing the AI did that surprised you
2. You'll add to this log every challenge. By the end it's proof of how far you've come.