AI isn’t replacing developers—it’s becoming our most responsive collaborator. In this talk, we’ll explore what it actually looks like to prototype web apps alongside ChatGPT, from spinning up a new project to debugging mysterious errors… with emotional support.

We’ll cover two primary workflows:
– You hold the code, Chat helps you think.
– Chat holds the code, you steer the vision.

You’ll see how to guide ChatGPT with intentional prompts, preserve state across iterations, and course-correct when it misunderstands the direction (or randomly rewrites working code).

We’ll also cover the limitations: messy markup, forgetfulness, and a desperate need for version awareness. But more importantly, we’ll highlight the unexpected wins—like the momentum it brings when facing a blank page and the weirdly helpful encouragement during a frustrating bug fix.

This session will leave you with practical tips, honest insights, and a clear takeaway: AI can speed you up, but it still takes developer skill to build something real.