Great job bringing your wife on board! It was really insightful to see how someone new to coding approaches it. It’s a perfect way to highlight the challenges beginners face, and you both made it fun and educational. Keep up the fantastic work!
Such a unique "team-building" activity for couples! As a viewer, I was on the verge of laughing the entire time.Thank you, Volo, for providing such entertaining yet educational content-it’s incredibly helpful for programming beginners!
I´ve seen other intro to coursor by devs and havent understood most of it, so this a first, and i think it´s been fantastic since Kate is a great rep of thousands like me that want to do devs without coding but actual tools still need more non coder user testing in order to improve. Tks to Volo and Kate for this great work and pls post more videos like this.
Yes! This is what Kay and I were hoping to achieve with this video :) it was really interesting to see how many basics we had to cover to become productive with Cursor. I'll be thinking more on this front and probably create a video at some point walking through my advice to brand new devs learning to code for the first time with Cursor. Thanks for watching!
Wow very encouraging for a first timer to understand the process without all the glamorization and click bait. This was great and hope to see more walk through builds at this level!
Great video! enjoyed the interaction, and she asked some excellent questions. It really demonstrates that a true understanding of a topic not just for coding, is the ability to explain it clearly and simply
The best exploration of this topic. Loved the vibes of both. You are an excellent instructor and your wife asks some excellent questions 💯I'm glad I found your channel. Liked and subbed
05:59 The tip to open terminal to type in the command to initialize the project -- you have no idea how non obvious is this to me before this, which is why I stick with just html, css and vanilla js 06:59 The "frustration" of no capital letter rule :) - imagine how this is a turn off for a beginner going through this alone. :)) This is really awesome! I hope you will have a next session where you teach your wife how to actually deploy it to production and maybe a bit of source control to update it later. Thank you for this video!
Such a great teaching style! It made me feel like we were doing a 1 on 1 watching this! This really should be a series because it's very helpful! Maybe something next could be a basic webapp with your wife, same setup would be fantastic! I would join Pateron or become a paid channel member for that type of real content. Thank you!
Thank you so much! That was the vibe I was going for so I'm glad it carried across. Thank you for the support - I will probably create a learning community at some point, but not quite ready yet!
Wow, excellent video! This should be shown to anyone that is worried about being replaced anytime soon. Also should be shown to anyone that thinks they are going to become developers overnight and start making loads of cash. Not going to happen. The timeline to get to that point has shortened using these tools but the commitment and passion needed to become a dev still needs to be there.
@@drummermike5150 Yes! Excellent summary of the key takeaways! I love how these new tools enable so many more people, but it's important to understand what is real vs hype - and not to expect overnight success. Thanks for watching!
@@VoloBuilds This was very entertaining to watch. You two seem to make a great couple. I laughed out loud when she asked who am I talking to? Claude or Cursor “who are these people” - love it!
Thanks Nassim! I was really surprised by how many small details true beginners may not realize - so I was glad to keep all of that in the video and help them!
I really enjoyed the video. It would be fantastic if you could create similar videos on a monthly basis or whenever feasible, exploring new app ideas and using Cursor AI as a collaborative tool. Incorporating discussions and explanations of specific topics within the videos would be incredibly beneficial. Thank you for your valuable content.
@@VoloBuilds 1. NPM Basics: What is NPM and why is it used in web development? Where are globally installed NPM packages stored? How do I uninstall, reinstall, or debug NPM packages? 2. Understanding NPM Files: What is the purpose of the package.json file? What is the role of the package-lock.json file in package management? How do these files interact with each other during the installation and management of dependencies? 3. NPM Mechanics: Can you explain the underlying mechanisms of NPM, including how it resolves dependencies, manages versions, and handles conflicts? I know these topics are basic requirements to any web developer, but i guess it is taken for granted including me. it would be helpful if you could cover this topics as a workshop
Amazing. This was a very good demonstration and prepared video. I'd like to make a suggestion and ask a couple of questions: If you were to create more 'how would a beginner use cursor', then I think using more of the Socratic method (that you applied from time to time) would be very useful. Questions: 1) There are times that you provided a very direct hint. I wonder if helping folks ask more question through prompting would be useful. Your wife was asking a lot of questions through out her experience. However, either we skipped asking those from AI or the answer was given -- I'm assuming if true beginners who don't have a human assistant can get there 2) I had asked this before on a previous video "Does Cursor learn from it's mistakes" and the answer was "no". While that would be a great addition to Cursor, I feel another would be: user learnings (like a ongoing library of things a user would want to save from the output (code, comments, hints). Do you know of a way to do that yet? 3) Wonder if are considering more of these beginner videos. I feel it will make an amazing series (I also know these take a long time to prep and edit). THANK YOU for putting some much effort into these videos. FANTASTIC work!
Hey Gevik, thank you so much for your kind words! In terms of gathering knowledge, I typically just keep things in GitHub repositories to reuse later or take notes in the note-taking app I built, Octonote. In terms of more beginner-friendly videos, it is definitely something I am considering. I am curious - what are some topics you would suggest I cover if I did a series on something like this?
@ cool! (And you’re welcome). Re: beginner-friendly videos 1) I think it should explain some of the basics (like you were trying to help your wife with). We take a lot for granted so these videos may need to have some of the core concepts, tools, and command intertwined. 2) you can divide your series into web-apps and mobile apps + some system level decisions (not to turn this into a whole university - but basic concepts may be good to cover) 3) I think you may also want to consider using different languages (mix it up a bit) 4) when you recommend a library or package, you often say what other tools or libs there may be, so perhaps some sub-series (that you may have to update from time to time ) on recommended tools, libs, best-practices. 5) then there is the part about knowing what ai did wrong and for someone who is a beginner, they need a bit more guidance required in the videos. You always seem to see the people right away (as an experienced engineer) but most beginners don’t or won’t. Some thought about how to get over those w/o a human copilot would be neat 6) I also think people should learn how to create a learnings library of notes like you said (eg you use Octanote) - perhaps saving them in a markdown in GitHub. And then figuring out how to load them. I’ve seen noted be turned into markdowns. Having a way to move those into a lib of docs would be neat. 7) while source control is yet one of many tools a developer will need, perhaps a small set of videos on that in the context of cursor. If you’re open to it, I can do some brainstorming with you on a separate channel.
I perfectly understand that feeling of being able to do but not knowing what to do, or rather, having so many ideas that it becomes impossible to achieve a realistic goal, I have done dozens of projects with Unity Engine, from procedural generation of maps and strategy games to cards or FPS, but I always get stuck in the process by never planning what I want to do.
@@VoloBuilds I was referring to flak Cursor team was getting that their product is "just" a VSCode with AI added to it :). But yeah, this was a nice video, made me offer my wife a collaboration like yours but mine got turned down unfortunately :P
@@BorisHrzenjak Ohhhh haha I see what you mean 😂 yeah Cursor, especially with Sonnet 3.5, has been a total game changer for me. Glad you enjoyed the video haha maybe you will have more luck in the future with even more powerful AI tooling 😉 wishing you all the best!
Great tip! I'll have to mention that in a future video as a tip for beginners. This approach makes it easier to beginners to bootstrap their projects and learn along the way!
The reason I like JS for beginners is that JS is the only language that runs directly in the browser so when the developer starts to expand to full stack development, they don't need to learn another language. I know there are frameworks like Django but they ultimately compile down to js/html/css to be able to run in the browser, so I like going directly to the source. I'm working on a series to help new developers learn to code using AI - so let me know if you found any tools/tips particularly useful as you've been learning! Or if there are any areas I should make sure to cover.
Great job bringing your wife on board! It was really insightful to see how someone new to coding approaches it. It’s a perfect way to highlight the challenges beginners face, and you both made it fun and educational. Keep up the fantastic work!
Thanks Ali :) appreciate your kind words. It was a fun video to make!
I really like this format, please do more of this
Thank you :)
Such a unique "team-building" activity for couples! As a viewer, I was on the verge of laughing the entire time.Thank you, Volo, for providing such entertaining yet educational content-it’s incredibly helpful for programming beginners!
Hahaha thank you :)) it was a lot of fun! Glad you enjoyed it
I´ve seen other intro to coursor by devs and havent understood most of it, so this a first, and i think it´s been fantastic since Kate is a great rep of thousands like me that want to do devs without coding but actual tools still need more non coder user testing in order to improve. Tks to Volo and Kate for this great work and pls post more videos like this.
Yes! This is what Kay and I were hoping to achieve with this video :) it was really interesting to see how many basics we had to cover to become productive with Cursor. I'll be thinking more on this front and probably create a video at some point walking through my advice to brand new devs learning to code for the first time with Cursor. Thanks for watching!
Out of all the channels, you honestly have the most informative and realistic coverage of Cursor. Keep it up!
Thank you, Kamil! That's what I'm aiming for! :)
I'm just gonna put it out there. You married up.
Hahaha oh I know!!! :))
Wow very encouraging for a first timer to understand the process without all the glamorization and click bait.
This was great and hope to see more walk through builds at this level!
I'm so glad! It's so easy to take the basics for granted, so this was a really good way for me to answer true beginner questions.
Great video! enjoyed the interaction, and she asked some excellent questions. It really demonstrates that a true understanding of a topic not just for coding, is the ability to explain it clearly and simply
Thank you! :) Yes, the ability to be clear is becoming ever more valuable!
The best exploration of this topic. Loved the vibes of both. You are an excellent instructor and your wife asks some excellent questions 💯I'm glad I found your channel. Liked and subbed
Thank you so much for your kind words :) Really appreciate it and glad you enjoyed!
05:59 The tip to open terminal to type in the command to initialize the project -- you have no idea how non obvious is this to me before this, which is why I stick with just html, css and vanilla js
06:59 The "frustration" of no capital letter rule :) - imagine how this is a turn off for a beginner going through this alone. :))
This is really awesome! I hope you will have a next session where you teach your wife how to actually deploy it to production and maybe a bit of source control to update it later.
Thank you for this video!
Yes! There are so many little things like that which are non-obvious haha. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic video Volo! Thank you for the inspiration! Jason (aka Southbay Creations)
Thanks, Jay! You did a great job with your version of the app!
@@VoloBuilds Thank you 🙏
Such a great teaching style! It made me feel like we were doing a 1 on 1 watching this! This really should be a series because it's very helpful! Maybe something next could be a basic webapp with your wife, same setup would be fantastic! I would join Pateron or become a paid channel member for that type of real content. Thank you!
Thank you so much! That was the vibe I was going for so I'm glad it carried across. Thank you for the support - I will probably create a learning community at some point, but not quite ready yet!
a really refreshing way to get startet in cursor myself.
thank you!
Congrats on getting started :)
Wow, excellent video! This should be shown to anyone that is worried about being replaced anytime soon. Also should be shown to anyone that thinks they are going to become developers overnight and start making loads of cash. Not going to happen. The timeline to get to that point has shortened using these tools but the commitment and passion needed to become a dev still needs to be there.
@@drummermike5150 Yes! Excellent summary of the key takeaways! I love how these new tools enable so many more people, but it's important to understand what is real vs hype - and not to expect overnight success. Thanks for watching!
@@VoloBuilds This was very entertaining to watch. You two seem to make a great couple. I laughed out loud when she asked who am I talking to? Claude or Cursor “who are these people” - love it!
@@drummermike5150 Thank you so much, Mike :) we had a lot of fun making this for sure haha. Wishing you all the best!
I really enjoyed this video!! Well done! Hope to see another one aimed for deployment 🤯
Thank you! :) Got a whole series I am working on for beginners and planning to cover deployment in a dedicated video there.
Beautiful! ❤
Love used to start in the kitchen.
Now it starts at AI coding 😊
If I can just get my wife to open an AI app?
Liked and subscribed!
😄 Thank you so much - your comment made our day! Good luck with the pair programming ;)
Great blogger family, thank you for a slow and comfortable entry into the programming profession
Haha thanks, Andrew! Maybe we'll have to do a pt 2 :)
@@VoloBuilds It's great idea. I will watching with big pleasure.
Amazing video. I learned a lot. Thank you very much
Thank you, Falko! Glad it helped!
Thank you so much learn cursor from your I watch a lot of video TH-cam but cannot understand but your video is wow
That's awesome haha I am glad it is helpful!
Thank you so much it is really valuable video especially for beginners
Thanks Nassim! I was really surprised by how many small details true beginners may not realize - so I was glad to keep all of that in the video and help them!
I really enjoyed the video. It would be fantastic if you could create similar videos on a monthly basis or whenever feasible, exploring new app ideas and using Cursor AI as a collaborative tool. Incorporating discussions and explanations of specific topics within the videos would be incredibly beneficial. Thank you for your valuable content.
Thank you very much! Let me know if there are any specific subjects you'd like to see covered!
@@VoloBuilds
1. NPM Basics:
What is NPM and why is it used in web development?
Where are globally installed NPM packages stored?
How do I uninstall, reinstall, or debug NPM packages?
2. Understanding NPM Files:
What is the purpose of the package.json file?
What is the role of the package-lock.json file in package management?
How do these files interact with each other during the installation and management of dependencies?
3. NPM Mechanics:
Can you explain the underlying mechanisms of NPM, including how it resolves dependencies, manages versions, and handles conflicts?
I know these topics are basic requirements to any web developer, but i guess it is taken for granted including me. it would be helpful if you could cover this topics as a workshop
Awesome, thanks for the suggestions!
Great stuff! Really inspiring for the real "no code" brains out here. Thank you!
Hahah of course :) it's becoming easier than ever to build whatever you imagine!
Amazing. This was a very good demonstration and prepared video. I'd like to make a suggestion and ask a couple of questions:
If you were to create more 'how would a beginner use cursor', then I think using more of the Socratic method (that you applied from time to time) would be very useful.
Questions:
1) There are times that you provided a very direct hint. I wonder if helping folks ask more question through prompting would be useful. Your wife was asking a lot of questions through out her experience. However, either we skipped asking those from AI or the answer was given -- I'm assuming if true beginners who don't have a human assistant can get there
2) I had asked this before on a previous video "Does Cursor learn from it's mistakes" and the answer was "no". While that would be a great addition to Cursor, I feel another would be: user learnings (like a ongoing library of things a user would want to save from the output (code, comments, hints). Do you know of a way to do that yet?
3) Wonder if are considering more of these beginner videos. I feel it will make an amazing series (I also know these take a long time to prep and edit).
THANK YOU for putting some much effort into these videos. FANTASTIC work!
Hey Gevik, thank you so much for your kind words!
In terms of gathering knowledge, I typically just keep things in GitHub repositories to reuse later or take notes in the note-taking app I built, Octonote.
In terms of more beginner-friendly videos, it is definitely something I am considering. I am curious - what are some topics you would suggest I cover if I did a series on something like this?
@
cool! (And you’re welcome).
Re: beginner-friendly videos
1) I think it should explain some of the basics (like you were trying to help your wife with). We take a lot for granted so these videos may need to have some of the core concepts, tools, and command intertwined.
2) you can divide your series into web-apps and mobile apps + some system level decisions (not to turn this into a whole university - but basic concepts may be good to cover)
3) I think you may also want to consider using different languages (mix it up a bit)
4) when you recommend a library or package, you often say what other tools or libs there may be, so perhaps some sub-series (that you may have to update from time to time ) on recommended tools, libs, best-practices.
5) then there is the part about knowing what ai did wrong and for someone who is a beginner, they need a bit more guidance required in the videos. You always seem to see the people right away (as an experienced engineer) but most beginners don’t or won’t. Some thought about how to get over those w/o a human copilot would be neat
6) I also think people should learn how to create a learnings library of notes like you said (eg you use Octanote) - perhaps saving them in a markdown in GitHub. And then figuring out how to load them. I’ve seen noted be turned into markdowns. Having a way to move those into a lib of docs would be neat.
7) while source control is yet one of many tools a developer will need, perhaps a small set of videos on that in the context of cursor.
If you’re open to it, I can do some brainstorming with you on a separate channel.
@@zGev001 Thank you very much for those suggestions! Will definitely keep them in mind
Amazing couple(developer husband and non-coder wife). Great tutorial. Thanks thanks thanks💗
Thank you!! :)
Wow, this was fun to watch. She is a very curious student
@@taofeeqomotolani2311 Glad you enjoyed the video! :) Kay is awesome!
I perfectly understand that feeling of being able to do but not knowing what to do, or rather, having so many ideas that it becomes impossible to achieve a realistic goal, I have done dozens of projects with Unity Engine, from procedural generation of maps and strategy games to cards or FPS, but I always get stuck in the process by never planning what I want to do.
Totally - it's a struggle that becomes even more clear now that we can work faster using AI
I would be interested in you repeating this experiment with her using the agentic or composer approach.
Haha yeah we will have to do some more collab coding :)
"OMG, It looks exactly like VSCode" - Is a great summarization of theh last couple of months of Internet chatter :P
Lots of people trying to learn how to code for sure!
@@VoloBuilds I was referring to flak Cursor team was getting that their product is "just" a VSCode with AI added to it :). But yeah, this was a nice video, made me offer my wife a collaboration like yours but mine got turned down unfortunately :P
@@BorisHrzenjak Ohhhh haha I see what you mean 😂 yeah Cursor, especially with Sonnet 3.5, has been a total game changer for me. Glad you enjoyed the video haha maybe you will have more luck in the future with even more powerful AI tooling 😉 wishing you all the best!
Like with ChatGPT or Claude, could she ask it to ask her questions to find out the information it needs to build the app?
Great tip! I'll have to mention that in a future video as a tip for beginners. This approach makes it easier to beginners to bootstrap their projects and learn along the way!
React and JS may be overwelmed for beginners - I started with python and streamlit :)
The reason I like JS for beginners is that JS is the only language that runs directly in the browser so when the developer starts to expand to full stack development, they don't need to learn another language. I know there are frameworks like Django but they ultimately compile down to js/html/css to be able to run in the browser, so I like going directly to the source.
I'm working on a series to help new developers learn to code using AI - so let me know if you found any tools/tips particularly useful as you've been learning! Or if there are any areas I should make sure to cover.
One question may I know that we can do freelancing after learning development with cursor
You can do freelancing any time you'd like! Learning development with Cursor opens up a lot of opportunities so you can work on more tasks
@@VoloBuilds tnx
Best husband ever!