Glossary Term General

Hosting

Paying a company to keep your website’s files on a server connected to the internet.

#back-end

Matt's analogy

“You could live in your parents’ basement (your laptop) forever, but if you want friends to visit easily, you rent a place with an actual street address. Hosting gives your site that permanent public address. ”

A line-drawn illustration for Hosting.

Where this shows up on the site

Tool review

Auth.js

Open-source authentication toolkit formerly known as NextAuth.js, now maintained under the Better Auth umbrella. Worth considering when you want more direct control over auth wiring and are comfortable owning the implementation details.

Tool review

Firebase

Google’s app development platform for building, shipping, and monitoring web and mobile apps. Batteries-included backend services: databases, auth, hosting, storage, functions, analytics, crash reporting, AI Logic, and more.

Comparison

Supabase vs Firebase for Vibe Coders

These are two of the fastest ways to bolt a real backend onto an AI-built app, but they optimize for different futures. Supabase is usually the cleaner default for SQL-first web apps. Firebase is still brutally effective when mobile support, post-launch tooling, and the wider Google app ecosystem matter most—and it now has a real Postgres path through SQL Connect.

Blog post

7 Ways Vibe Coders Burn Through AI Credits

AI coding usage disappears fastest when long chats, giant context, premium models, vague prompts, and autonomous agents all start charging the same tab.

Blog post

The 7 Best Claude Design Alternatives in 2026

Claude Design is impressive, but it shares usage limits with the rest of Claude. These alternatives are better fits for free UI exploration, Figma workflows, production code, full apps, and presentations.