Steve (Builder.io)

How I use Claude Code (+ my best tips) I switched from Cursor's agents to Claude Code weeks ago and I'm not going back. Here's how I use it and my best practical tips

I've been a Cursor power user for over a year. I wrote the guide to Cursor tips that thousands of developers reference every week.

And I've abandoned it all for Claude Code.

Here's how I use Claude Code and my best tips www.builder.io/blog/claude-...

AI-Powered Frontend Development: Building Better UIs - Builder.io In this livestream we’ll explore current AI technologies that are improving the frontend development process.

Join @steve8708.bsky.social for live demos on March 13th and learn how to:

• Implement AI Agents to write and test components
• Build entire features in minutes with Cursor Composer
• Convert Figma designs to production-ready code

Register here www.builder.io/hub/webinars...

Lovable + Builder.io - Turn Figma designs into functional apps in Lovable.dev | Product Hunt With Builder.io and Lovable, you can now turn Figma designs into functional full-stack applications that are pixel-perfect. Create everything from rapid prototypes to production-grade apps with custom backends from just designs and prompts.

shh we're not announcing this for another 8 hours buts its live on PH early 🙈 www.producthunt.com/posts/lovab...

Windsurf vs Cursor: which is the better AI code editor? Comparing Windsurf & Cursor AI-powered IDEs: features, user experience & workflow efficiency. Which is best for you?

Windsurf vs Cursor: which is the better AI code editor?
www.builder.io/blog/windsur...

Animate hero elements with scroll-driven CSS animations Recreate GitHub's landing page scroll effect using modern CSS techniques, including scroll-driven animations, for a performant and maintainable solution.

how to create buttery smooth scroll-driven animations in pure CSS www.builder.io/blog/scroll-...

YouTube video by Steve (Builder.io) Is AI coming for developers jobs?

AI will not take your Software Engineer job as Excel did not take the jobs of accountants. It only allowed us to make better and more complex systems. Great point made by @steve8708.bsky.social 🙌

www.youtube.com/watch?v=owqH...

Devin review: is it a better AI coding agent than Cursor? I tested Devin, the $500/month AI coding agent, against Cursor. Here's what I found, what worked, what didn't, and why I think one has a brighter future.

I paid the $500 for Devin, the mega hyped AI coding agent, so you don't have to

here's an in depth review of how it compares to Cursor: www.builder.io/blog/devin-v...

alt title: here’s the 5 things it taught me about b2b saas

after 8 years I talked her into it

dev tip ✨

react app not working? try
rm -rf node_modules

desktop not working? try
rm -rf /

ah yes pegex

is it pronounced like rejex or reghex

we finally know the reason why ChatGPT breaks when you ask it to output specific random peoples names... and its for the best engineering reason ever

The Big Lie AI Vendors Keep Telling You AI vendors promise AGI, but reality suggests otherwise. The truth behind AI progress, specialized hardware, and the future of AI products.

OpenAI is blatantly lying to you www.builder.io/blog/ai-lie

Server-Side Rendering for Better Web Apps - Builder.io Server-side rendering generates HTML on the server. Learn how SSR improves performance and SEO for web apps and when to use it vs client-side rendering.

Your web app might be slower than you think.

This @builderio.bsky.social guide breaks down server-side rendering benefits, implementation across frameworks, and why it boosts SEO. Definitely worth a read if you're looking to optimize: www.builder.io/m/explainers...

HELLO WORLD

why is jira search so fucking BAD

hell yes! defaults are way undervalued

A photo of a Mac system alert from Visual Studio Code saying "This code is ass. Session terminated."

wait what

just turned a figma design into a working react dropdown component in less than 30 seconds

awesome!

I made a Proof of concept @vite.dev plugin that allows transforming JSX/TSX files into real @svelte.dev components on import (+ HMR) using Mitosis by @steve8708.bsky.social.

Mitosis supports many other frameworks, so it can be improved further.

Code + Demo: github.com/az33zy/vite-...

Turn a Figma Design Into a Working Dashboard App in 5 Minutes Turn a Figma design into a working dashboard app with real APIs, data, and pagination in under 5 minutes. Export clean, customizable code for React, Vue, + more

Full tutorial + all links in the blog post: www.builder.io/blog/ai-dash...

I just turned a Figma design into a working app with clean, reusable code in under 5 minutes - heres how:

iykyk

screenshot of code with a comment that is actually an embedded 11:34 minute voice recording

ok hear me out

its the future

YouTube video by Builder Make It Real

I’m surprised no one’s talking about Visual Copilot 2.0 from @steve8708.bsky.social. It looks like the only AI tool seamlessly bridging design to code, fully integrated with your design system and tech stack.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgAP...

Introducing Visual Copilot 2.0: Design to Interactive Transform Figma designs into interactive features using natural language with Visual Copilot 2.0 - bridging design and code with AI that understands your stack.

Announcing Visual Copilot 2.0

Turn Figma designs into interactive applications using your code, components, and data with natural language

www.builder.io/blog/visual-...

copilot has had enough today