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The picks
01
Cursor
Works in a real codebaseEditor learning curve
02
Lovable
Prompt to live app fastLess control later
03
Claude Code
Strong in the terminalNot for non-coders
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Three tools people actually use to ship a web app from a prompt or an editor. None of them remove the need to read the code.
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Why am I seeing this?How we lined them up
- Cursor if you already have a repository and want the model in the editor.
- Lovable if you want a live web app from a written brief first.
- Claude Code if you already work in a terminal and git.
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