Using Spark for Practical Apps and Flashcards

In this impromptu Halloween special, Marco Casalaina (VP of Products for Core AI at Microsoft) demonstrates how he uses GitHub Spark to quickly build a mobile app that generates kid-friendly fortunes for trick-or-treaters.

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Where to find Marco Casalaina:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcocasalaina/

X: https://x.com/amrcn_werewolf?lang=en

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Where to find Claire Vo:

ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/

Website: https://clairevo.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/

X: https://x.com/clairevo

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In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Intro

(00:40) Marco’s Halloween fortune teller tradition

(02:54) Using GitHub Spark to create a fortune teller app

(04:32) Using Spec Kit for scoping out complex feature specs

(06:53) Making fortunes more concrete and kid-friendly

(10:20) Closing thoughts

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Tools referenced:

• GitHub Spark: https://github.com/features/spark

• SpecKit: https://github.com/github/spec-kit

• GitHub Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot

• Cursor: https://cursor.com/

• Claude Code: https://www.claude.com/product/claude-code

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