There are multiple platforms available to support you in your vibe coding experience. I mostly used bolt.new but also experimented with lovable.dev and v0.app. But did you know that Github has there own vibe coding platform?
Time to give Github Spark a try…
Enter GitHub Spark
GitHub Spark, it's an AI development platform that converts plain English descriptions into complete, deployable full-stack applications. And I do mean complete—frontend, backend, authentication, database, hosting, the works.
Its main focus is simplicity, allowing you to create simple applications without having to worry about all the technical details.
Let’s dig into some of the features it has to offer.
Pure natural language development
The starting point is the same as with any of the other available platforms. You can enter a prompt that describes what you want.
"I want to create mobile friendly 7 minutes workout app.."
That's it. No setup, no configuration, no choosing between frameworks. Spark handles everything.
Spark starts its magic and spits out a working application after some minutes.
Specification driven
A nice functionality of GitHub Spark is that it creates a PRD markdown file with the specifications of your application. If you later ask to add some extra features, the markdown file is updated as well.
Real-Time Preview
As Spark generates your application, you see it come to life in real-time. The live preview updates instantly, showing you exactly what's being built. This is not different compared to any of the other platforms but still a must have.
Three Ways to Work
Spark adapts to your skill level:
- Pure vibe coding: Use natural language prompts exclusively
- Visual editing: Adjust UI elements with visual controls
- Direct coding: Dive into the code editor with Copilot assistance
It is very easy to switch between the 3 modes allowing you to choose what is most appropriate.
Some remarks I got when trying Spark:
- It only seems to know React and Typescript (which doesn’t have to be a problem).
- The model used seems a little outdated as it got stuck on some rather obvious changes I asked it to make where most coding models don’t struggle with.
- E.g. Add support for PWA to this application
- There seems a lot of reasoning involved when using the model. But I noticed that it got stuck a few times. As the train-of-thought is shared during the process, I was able to interrupt and bring the AI back on the right track in some situations.
Other features
Spark offers some other features worth exploring but I’ll leave that for a follow up post tomorrow.
More information
GitHub Spark · Dream it. See it. Ship it.
Building and deploying AI-powered apps with GitHub Spark - GitHub Docs