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.
IEEE

Enhancing Secrecy Performance Using Fountain Codes and NOMA Under Joint Cooperative Jamming Technique and Intelligent Reflective Surface

Abstract: Ensuring content security and copyright protection is a critical concern in wireless communication networks. Furthermore, the emergence of services demanding high-band width and very low ...
IEEE

Structural Analysis of Generalized Quasi-Cyclic LDPC Codes: Rank, Design and Generator Matrices

Abstract: Generalized low-density parity-check (GLDPC) codes, where single parity-check constraints on the code bits are replaced with generalized constraints (an arbitrary linear code), are a ...
Reuters

Zara turns to AI to generate fashion imagery using real-life models

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Zara has become the latest fast-fashion retailer to use AI to help create new images of real models in different outfits, speeding up the production process as part of an ...