--- title: "Vibe Coding: Build A Complete App From Scratch In Minutes Using GitHub Copilot." url: https://daily.dev/posts/vibe-coding-build-a-complete-app-from-scratch-in-minutes-using-github-copilot--j3c4suuil source_url: https://daily.dev/posts/vibe-coding-build-a-complete-app-from-scratch-in-minutes-using-github-copilot--j3c4suuil type: freeform source: "Samuel Adekunle" author: "Samuel Adekunle" published: 2025-11-14T12:02:50.310Z updated: 2025-11-14T12:03:08.475Z tags: ["github", "productivity", "flutter", "ai-assisted-development"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 66 comments: 19 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Vibe Coding: Build A Complete App From Scratch In Minutes Using GitHub Copilot. **[Samuel Adekunle](https://daily.dev/sources/on_leuwcq)** · [@techwithsam](https://daily.dev/techwithsam) · 2 min read · 66 upvotes · 19 comments ## Summary A senior engineer shares their journey from skepticism to adoption of GitHub Copilot after testing it on tutorial projects. They demonstrate building a Flutter app called "Mood Mixer" that captures selfies, detects emotions, and generates Spotify playlists using only AI prompts and no manual coding. The piece explores how AI tools can serve as effective assistants for scaffolding, state management, and function improvements rather than complete replacements for developer skills. ## Content I don't really fancy the idea of AI resolving bugs or generating code suggestions for me, especially after my first try a few years back, right after ChatGPT launched. The model couldn't get anything correct or reasonable when it came to coding… So, I mean, as a “senior” engineer, I pretty much know my way around things, and for a long time, I believed I didn't need an AI assistant. I even hated the idea. And when I'd see some 'devs' leaning hard into AI-heavy tools, I'd just shake my head at them in pity, lol 😂 (still the case tho, esp. if you're just learning) But two months ago, I had a change of heart... well, I tried out GitHub Copilot on the Pro plan, starting with my tutorial projects, just to see how it actually works these days. And honestly? It blew me away. Not as a substitute, but as an assistant, especially for my tutorial projects, stuff like scaffolding, state management, or improving written functions. That's what sparked my latest YouTube vid: "Vibe Coding: Build A Complete App From Scratch In Minutes Using GitHub Copilot." We take a fresh Flutter project and turn it into "Mood Mixer," an app that snaps your selfie, detects your vibe, and mocks up a Spotify playlist based on it. All with zero lines of code from me. Just prompts. (Full disclaimer in the vid: Educational fun only, review and test everything in real work.) If you're a Flutter dev dipping your toes into AI-assisted builds (or still side-eyeing it like I was), this one's for you. Watch here: https://youtu.be/nAvsCQKGHbM What about you? Have you tried out Copilot or any other AI tools? Let me know your thoughts in the comments. ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@taqi1109** · 2 upvotes > I tried GitHub Copilot before, and at first, it doesn't only work, it's like perfect! But after some time, it just complicates things up. (To be honest, other AI tools are even worse!) It's just like how [this post](https://app.daily.dev/posts/a-great-programmer-removes-doesn-t-add-jwx9klioe) talks about "the elegance of simplicity". **@nubprogrammer** · 2 upvotes > i am kind of new in this thing , whats the best 'free' vibe coding software? like the vs code copilot , cursor's claude , replit one , or any other pls lemme know **@naor\_matsliah** · 1 upvotes > while i Studied to my BS.C GPT launched, and everyone tried to get the work of it, but i tried to be true to myself because i thought it was cheating, > now i divided into two points > 1. got a strong fundamentals of the topics i learned > 2. still trying to find my best approach to mix Vibe Coding to my projects > > thank you for sharing this ! :) **@jenishmerin** · 1 upvotes > (Full disclaimer in the vid: Educational fun only, review and test everything in real work.) > > > Thank you for this. You really acknowledged that those AI assistant coding cannot be production ready with proper system engineering yet. **@andrio** · 1 upvotes > Tried cursor the other day. It was useful to get me started but once things got complicated it kind of went of the rails a little bit. I can see the appeal, but it's not for me. I like the AI chat, I find that to be useful in daily work. But I want to write and understand the code completly. I am responsable for it after all. 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