open โ€” pull up a chair

learn to build real things with AI.

buildwith.coffee is where ambitious young builders learn vibe coding โ€” shipping actual software with AI as a collaborator, alongside people doing the same.

# on-the-menu

vibe coding is the craft. three ways to practice it.

web & app development

Take an idea from prompt to production. Real deployments, real users, real bugs โ€” and the AI workflow that gets you through all three.

educational tools

Build the study tools, tutors, and classroom software you wish existed. Software that teaches is the fastest way to learn twice.

creative coding & music tech

Synths, visuals, generative art, instruments in the browser. The corner of programming where the demo is the point.

# house-rules

learn by shipping.

Tutorials teach you to follow. Shipping teaches you to build. Everything here is organized around getting real software in front of real people, on repeat.

  1. 01

    pick something real

    Not a todo app. A tool a friend would use, a site for your club, an instrument that makes noise. Stakes make you learn.

  2. 02

    build with AI, out loud

    Vibe coding isn't autocomplete โ€” it's directing. You learn to spec, prompt, read the diff, and know when the model is lying to you.

  3. 03

    log it, ship it, demo it

    Post build logs as you go. Ship early. Demo in Discord and take the feedback. Then do it again, better.

# now-building

what's on the tables right now

all projects โ†’

build log feed

all logs โ†’
Alan SHEN
Alan SHENJun 12, 2026Project 2

Built something new today!

Alan SHEN
Alan SHENMay 25, 2026Test Project

fix: some issues

Alan SHEN
Alan SHENMay 25, 2026Test Project

built sm

# how-it-works

a community that runs on momentum

discord is the counter

Build channels, help threads, and an always-on AI mentor that answers questions and reviews your approach at 2am.

weekly build sessions

Co-working calls where everyone works on their own thing, together. Show up stuck, leave unstuck.

projects & teammates

Post what you're building on the site, flag what help you need, and find collaborators for hackathons and side quests.

practice ground

A forum, coding questions, and build logs โ€” the boring-sounding infrastructure that makes consistent shipping possible.

// no prerequisites, just intent

come build something real.

The Discord is where sessions happen, questions get answered, and demos get cheered. Start there โ€” ship from anywhere.