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Developer Starter

Ship faster with an agentic coding CLI, an AI-native editor, instant UI prototyping, and a research engine that cites its sources.

Beginner starter stack · Coding · 4 parts · Running cost: $20–$200/mo

The parts

Agentic coding

Claude Code — Tool. A coding agent that works in your terminal.

Alternatives: Devin

Editor

Cursor — Tool. An AI-native editor for the hands-on work.

Alternatives: Windsurf, Trae

UI prototyping

v0 — Tool. Instant UI from a prompt.

Alternatives: Lovable, Builder.io

Research

Perplexity AI — Tool. Answers with the sources cited.

Alternatives: Consensus

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Start the build and it becomes a checklist: for each part, mark the one you already have, pick an alternative of the same kind, or compare the options side by side. Every part you confirm goes onto your stack, and the build is complete when every required part is filled.

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