You should never BUILD YOUR APP before deploying it.

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Why it worked

The video offers a contrarian and practical tip for developers, challenging the common 'build first' mentality. By framing it as a professional 'pro' method and highlighting the pain points of the alternative (debugging explosions), it resonates with developers looking for more efficient workflows.

Summary

The creator advises against building an entire app before deploying a basic version first. This approach, she explains, makes setting up the deployment pipeline easier and allows for instant rollbacks if issues arise, contrasting it with the common practice of building everything before deployment, which often leads to more complex debugging.

Structure

1Don't build your app before deploying it.
2Deploy a blank app first.
3Set up the deployment pipeline before coding.
4This makes debugging easier and allows for instant rollbacks.
5Most coders build everything first, leading to explosions and difficult debugging.

Original caption

#creatorsearchinsights I don’t know if vibe coders know this but when building something real, scaffold then deploy immediately. Deploy a blank hello world before building. Setup your cicd pipeline and do all the setup things before the project gets too complicated. Does anyone else do this? This is how I build client projects. #ai #vibecoding

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The creator mentions and implicitly promotes Replit by sharing her bio link which leads to Replit. She advocates for a development workflow that involves deploying a base project early, which is a core feature of platforms like Replit that facilitate rapid deployment and iteration.

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You should never BUILD YOUR APP before deploying it. As an engineer, before I write a single line of real I create a base. project, basically a and I deploy it straight to Netlify. WI Because setting up your deployment pipeline on an empty is than doing it when you've got real And breaks, breaks, it instantly. Most vibe coders skip this step, build their entire app, and hit deploy and everything Then they don't even know to start debugging. If you're Vibe Coding do 2 do these Things. 1st Deploy 2nd Build That's how the pros do it. FOLLOW TO LEARN HOW SECURE APPS. HOW TO BUILD

Transcript

You should never BUILD YOUR APP before deploying it. And I know that sounds backwards but hear me out. As an engineer, before I write a single line of real code, I create a base project, basically a blank app and I deploy it straight to Netlify. Why? Because setting up your deployment pipeline on an empty is so much easier than doing it when you've got real code. And breaks, if something breaks, I can roll it back instantly. Most vibe coders skip this step, build their entire app, and hit deploy and everything explodes. Then they don't even know to start debugging. If you're vibe coding right now, do these two things. 1st Deploy, 2nd Build. That's how the pros do it. Follow to learn how to build secure apps.