I tried four vibe-coding tools, including Cursor and Replit, with no coding background. Here's what worked (and what didn't).

Abstract: Adaptive user interfaces that personalize their behavior based on user patterns are becoming increasingly common, yet they often fail to communicate their adaptations to users effectively.

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.