Can a newbie really vibe code an app? I tried Cursor and Replit to find out

I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.
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Library for rendering simple 2D and 3D scenes in pure Java.

This project is mostly for learning purposes due to Java's slow performance. To use SoftwareRenderer with Gradle/Maven you can get it from Lenni0451's Maven or Jitpack. You can also find instructions ...
InfoQ

Java Concurrency from the Trenches: Lessons Learned in the Wild

Hugo Marques explains how to navigate Java concurrency at scale, moving beyond simple frameworks to solve high-throughput IO ...