THIS WEEK’S STORY
The Vibe Coding Revolution of 2025
This is my last newsletter post of 2025.
And looking back, one thing is clear to me; this was the year building software stopped being a privilege.
Not because people suddenly learned to code but because coding stopped being the bottleneck.
At the beginning of the year, I was still mostly thinking in terms of “can I actually build this?” But by the end of the year, the question flipped to “what should I build next?”
That shift happened because of AI.
In 2025, I personally used AI to build things I would have never touched before.
I used Cursor to build real mobile apps in Swift, not tutorials, real apps.
Then I moved to more complex stuff; AI voice web apps in NextJS and Node, production-ready, with real users.
Not because I became a better developer.
But because the tools became so good that is almost absurd.
I used Bolt, v0, and similar tools to spin up solid boilerplates in hours.
Dribbble and Figma Create to explore designs fast, without overthinking.
MCP servers to let Cursor talk directly to tools like Figma, Supabase, PostHog.
Claude Code to write blog content, improve SEO, optimize performance, and do research like an assistant that never gets tired.
And the list goes on and on.
And then at some point, I realized something important:
The hard part was no longer writing code.
The hard part was deciding what was worth building.
That’s the real shift.
If you can describe a product clearly, if you understand the problem, if you care about UX and distribution; AI will meet you halfway (or even all the way!)
And this is why 2026 will see AI coding tools exponentially improve, making builders like you and I exponentially better, faster, and excited as a consequence.
It’s a great time to be alive 🤘
🤖 BTW: I am creating resources to get you from 0 to full App with AI in 2026. Join this waiting list for something special.
HEADLINES
$NVDA ( ▼ 0.1% ) Just Bought “Speed”
NVIDIA just acquired Groq’s assets and licensing in a deal reportedly valued around $20B.
Groq built its reputation on ultra-fast, low-latency AI inference, optimized specifically for real-time workloads like voice, agents, and interactive apps.
The signal here is clear; inference speed is becoming the new battleground. Training models matters, but delivering instant, reliable AI experiences at scale matters more. For builders, this means the next wave of AI apps will feel less like “waiting for a response” and more like talking to software that thinks in real time.
THIS WEEK’S TIP
Launch that project in 2026!
To get your juices flowing, here’s some cool ideas for a side project to start in 2026:
🤖 And if you wanna learn how to actually build them (faster), join this waiting list (for a small group only) ✌️
QUICK HITS
Google recaps a breakthrough-filled 2025 with major advancements in Gemini 3 models, powerful generative media tools like Veo 3.1 and Imagen 4, and enhanced AI features across products including Deep Research in NotebookLM
Cursor closes a massive $2.3 billion funding round at a $29.3 billion valuation as its CEO Michael Truell cautions against "vibe coding" practices that create fragile codebases prone to long-term maintenance issues
Disney partners with OpenAI in a landmark deal allowing Sora users to generate videos featuring over 200 iconic Disney characters, marking a new era of licensed generative media content
AI coding tools achieve widespread adoption with 65% of developers using them weekly, while a Stanford study highlights a nearly 20% decline in entry-level software jobs for young developers since 2022
Nvidia introduces the Nemotron 3 series of open models with massive 1M token context windows and optimizations for multi-agent systems and production-ready autonomous AI applications
PS: I’m working on practical guides and a small live cohort to help non-developers actually ship real apps with AI (not just learn theory).
I’ll be opening this to a small group first,
join the waitlist here → https://tally.so/r/gDeLrM
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See you in 2026!
Filippo
