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The Vergecast · August 10, 2026 · 46m

Pencils down: We share our vibe-coded websites

David Pierce, Hayden Field, Jake Kastrenakes

The Verge's David Pierce is joined by Jake Kastrenakes and Hayden Field to share the AI-assisted personal websites they've been building. Using tools like Gemini, Codex, and Claude Code, the team created 90s-themed personal sites, a vegetable-sharing system, and a photo board. The process was messy and not everything got finished, but persistent prompting made the projects work. It's a candid look at the current state of vibe coding.

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Highlights

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AI-powered personal website revival
The team built personal websites—90s-themed pages, a vegetable-sharing system, and a photo board—entirely by prompting AI tools like Gemini, Codex, and Claude Code.
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The messy reality of vibe coding
The process wasn't smooth—projects weren't fully finished, and it took a lot of prompting to get things working.
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Editorial

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Tool-agnostic creative exploration
The builders mixed multiple AI tools—Gemini, Codex, and Claude Code—to see what each could do for different parts of their projects.
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