The new language of creation, in plain English
Every craft has its words. Here are the ones you'll hear, explained without the jargon, so nothing stays gatekept behind vocabulary.
- API
- A way for two pieces of software to talk to each other in an agreed format.
- Backend
- The part nobody sees, where data is stored and the logic runs. Supabase is a backend. Read the full lesson →
- Database
- An organized store of your app's data: users, posts, orders, and so on. Read the full lesson →
- Deploy
- To publish your app to the internet so other people can reach it.
- Frontend
- The part of an app people see and click: the screens and buttons. Read the full lesson →
- MVP
- Minimum viable product: the smallest version of your idea that real people can actually use.
- No-code
- Building software through visual tools and plain language instead of writing code by hand.
- Repository (repo)
- The folder, with full history, where your project's code lives.
- Vibe coding
- Building software by describing what you want to an AI in plain language and letting it write the code. Read the full lesson →