“Have some coding knowledge | Cursor”
“Strength: Excellent codebase navigation, editing and debugging.”
“Watch out for: You need to understand enough about software to review its work.”
“My first choice for most founders”
“Strength: Generates full-stack applications with database and authentication options.”
“Watch out for: Complex business logic and security still need review.”
“Have a developer or technical co-founder | Claude Code or Codex”
“Strength: Can explore, modify, test and debug entire codebases.”
“Watch out for: Requires comfort with development workflows.”
“Need a more flexible development environment | Replit”
“Strength: Combines AI building, development environment, database and deployment.”
“Watch out for: More technical concepts and controls to navigate.”
“Have a developer or technical co-founder | Claude Code or Codex”
“Strength: Can implement features, investigate bugs and run development tasks.”
“Watch out for: You still need to validate the resulting application.”
“Want a prototype in hours | Bolt”
“Strength: Fast browser-based building and iteration.”
“Watch out for: More complex projects can require technical intervention.”