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This week, Federico and John explain how they go about creating personal productivity tools with the assistance of AI and walk through some of what they have created.

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Links and Show Notes

Vibe Coding Personal Productivity Tools

• Simon Willison’s blog
• Harper Reed
• Vibe coding apps and startups:
  • Vibecode
  • Wabi
  • Bitrig

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