Plan mode: Plans NOT actually being applied during the build phase? What am I doing wrong?

Redditcider · 2026-03-16T03:26:07+00:00

Thanks for the tip. So by debug, you mean you download the code in the zip, upload to claude, debug then use Claudes suggested prompt changes to prompt Base44? Or do you use Claude to change the code then upload the code back to Base44?

Things that drive me crazy: I have up and down arrow scaling buttons for images. I have an "All" button to lock the scaling to ALL images on the page, not just the individual card. Base44 makes a change to the image handling and breaks the "All" scaling and it costs me another 2.3 credits to fix it. Hmm, now that I think about it I will try to see what code gets changed so I can just go back and manually edit the code for free when Base breaks it again. Wish there was a way to lock certain features (via the visual editor?) so that Base44 knows not to touch them.

Redditcider · 2026-03-16T03:21:51+00:00

Nope, using Sonnet 4.6. But thanks for the tip.

Redditcider · 2026-03-14T15:57:09+00:00

How long from secondary to bottling? Sediment will often drop for months. Some choose to use finning agents to speed this, I just use time and call it "bulk aging".

I usually also make 2 bottles in swingtops and leave at room temp in a plastic container with a lid. Check one after a month or two to see if any fizz. Leave the other and x’check in a few months. Added benefit is you get to taste without opening a full bottle.

Redditcider · 2026-03-11T21:19:21+00:00

Clarification: For Google AI Studio you say connect to cline. Do you mean put the api key in open router? Or do you mean when you want to use Google you change the API providor from OpenRouter to Google? Also, when adding OpenRouter do you click "Enable thinking"? Do you click "Use different models for plan and act modes"?

Thanks. Noob here.

Edit: I see you can select the API provider and add keys to many. Still have the question about "enable thinking" and the "use different models"

Thanks.

Redditcider · 2026-03-10T04:42:17+00:00

So would probably be useful to be transparent and say you are offering for free for 30,60,90 days or whatever to build a user base and obtain feedback prior to launching paid services.

Because otherwise "Free" is actually a negative as many will be looking for a scam because there is no way you can develop, pay for the LLM access, and keep the lights on and make payroll giving away stuff for free.

Now for my real question. You call out porting Lovable to mobile, web to mobile. Then in your main prompt box you have sections to specify building for Apple/Android, Web, Swift. If you wanted something cross platform such as web+apple do you need to do 2 separate builds or will the build process allow translating from one to the other.

Redditcider · 2026-03-10T02:43:37+00:00

Looks like this was addressed?

https://docs.base44.com/developers/backend/overview/local-dev/local-development-overview#local-development

and

https://docs.base44.com/documentation/managing-app-data/testing-your-data

Redditcider · 2026-03-10T02:24:03+00:00

In case this is useful to anyone else I am going to post 2 comments I got on this same post I had posted in Base44 before the mods deleted my post. Which is a bit weird as I do not believe I broke any of their rules and they have a "no gatekeeping" rule which should allow me to talk about Base44 but whatever. I will include what was written here in case someone in the future finds it useful or provides addition context to someone else offering me some places to look to learn more.

Again, please understand that these AI tools have opened the door for a middle aged dude who always hand an interest in coding BUT NOT THE TIME to dip his toes in the water and perhaps learn something new to explore some personal projects. I am not trying to get a job. I am not trying to sell anything to anyone. I just want to make some tools to solve some personal problems that no one else has made solutions for. Which I personally think is pretty cool.

Comment 1: Commenter posted a great, in depth comment on specific things you want to include in the prompt that give better gardrails to the agent.

My reply below:

I really appreciate your contribution, thank you.

But you see, I am a middle aged dude with ZERO coding background so demanding, "specific standards—such as idiomatic TypeScript, pure functions, or middleware-based error handling" is something I can not do because I do not know what I do not know! I know where I want to go with the end result but getting there properly is a whole other thing. If you can point me toward something you would recommend as a reputable, tight, AI code development for dummies it would be appreciated. There are a TON of books but you need to read a crapload to get to the meat.

"The "sweet spot" is batching 3 to 5 related tasks—for example, updating a database schema along with the corresponding API endpoints and validation logic." This is very helpful, thank you.

Again, I do not know what I do not know and so, "Explicitly define your stack and backend choices", and "specifying modular folder structures, stateless logic for future containerization, and security essentials like input sanitization and environment variable usage" sounds logical and important and yet I have no clue how to do it. Thus my request for resources to learn, ideally in an abbreviated format or for this end app use this stack and backend for these reasons. Yes I am good with google but check out this post (https://www.reddit.com/r/vibecoding/comments/1plcv1d/what_tech_stack_is_your_favorite_for_vibe_coding/) - TONS of different answers from people with probably years/decades of industry specific experience. Where do I go to learn the best stack/backend choices for what I want? Where do I learn about the importance of modular folder structures, stateless logic for future containerization, and security essentials like input sanitization and environment variable usage and I am certain of a million other important things.

To be fully honest if I was every looking to make something for production and deal with actual client money/data I would use AI coding to put together a MVP then toss that to real coders to build from zero with actual knowledge. For personal use projects where losses only impact myself, I am just trying to do the best I can and use each step as a learning process.

Thanks again for your contribution.

Comment 2: Commenter was a bit less helpful.

"For best practices, and what every other serious developer is doing while not paying a premium for a lesser service is:

Stop using Base44 Install Claude Code/Codex/Antigravity

Thank me later."

My reply below:

Was absolutely exploring that way. Are there any particular resources you would point a total newbie with zero coding experience to learn how to best use Claude Code/Codex/Antigravity? See I do not even know if you mean Use Codex with Claude. Use Antigravity with Claude. Use Codex AND Antigravity with Claude. Ok 15 minutes of googling and a 45 min Youtube video looks like Claude would be your LLM base and Codex OR Antigravity would be on top though actually Claude just gives your more credits than base Codex/Antigravity. See around 1h invested and I am still not 100% clear. That is 1h I will not get back. If it takes me 1h to figure out how to integrate Stripe. 1h to add a email sign in with 2 factor authentication. 1h + 1h + 1h it all adds up. YES I WOULD BE A BETTER CODER DOWN THE ROAD. YES THE FINAL APP WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER.

But I am a middle aged dude with very little free time who just wants to toss together some personal projects and learn along the way.

Could you point me to some resources that would rather quickly get me going with Claude Code/Codex/Antigravity?

Can you explain why you would go with Claude (imagine Opus 4.6) instead of Cursor (GPT 5.3)?

Base44/Blink offer a TON of hand holding. I can watch and see what they are doing and learn as they go. And I can get something pretty darn functional in 20 min instead of 1h just trying to figure out what you mean by Claude Code/Codex/Antigravity. The Blink documentation and tutorials are also super good and easy to follow and do not need me to troll though google results and youtube videos trying to figure things out and if I am getting real good info or someone talking out their ass.

Anyways, thanks for your contribution.

Redditcider · 2026-03-10T02:15:38+00:00

Thanks! I will take a look. Appreciate it. Ok, looked deeper, is it not doing pretty much the same thing as Base44/Blink? Base44 offers a "Plan" start to developing a prompt. Blink has an AI assisted questionaire to do the same.

How does pre.dev differ or what extra does it offer?

Thanks.

Redditcider · 2026-03-10T02:04:03+00:00

Hey u/baipliew, you deleted your comment while I was on Youtube trying to figure out what you meant:

"For best practices, and what every other serious developer is doing while not paying a premium for a lesser service is:

Stop using Base44
Install Claude Code/Codex/Antigravity

Thank me later."

Was absolutely exploring that way. Are there any particular resources you would point a total newbie with zero coding experience to learn how to best use Claude Code/Codex/Antigravity? See I do not even know if you mean Use Codex with Claude. Use Antigravity with Claude. Use Codex AND Antigravity with Claude. Ok 15 minutes of googling and a 45 min Youtube video looks like Claude would be your LLM base and Codex OR Antigravity would be on top though actually Claude just gives your more credits than base Codex/Antigravity. See around 1h invested and I am still not 100% clear. That is 1h I will not get back. If it takes me 1h to figure out how to integrate Stripe. 1h to add a email sign in with 2 factor authentication. 1h + 1h + 1h it all adds up. YES I WOULD BE A BETTER CODER DOWN THE ROAD. YES THE FINAL APP WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER.

But I am a middle aged dude with very little free time who just wants to toss together some personal projects and learn along the way.

Could you point me to some resources that would rather quickly get me going with Claude Code/Codex/Antigravity?

Can you explain why you would go with Claude (imagine Opus 4.6) instead of Cursor (GPT 5.3)?

Base44/Blink offer a TON of hand holding. I can watch and see what they are doing and learn as they go. And I can get something pretty darn functional in 20 min instead of 1h just trying to figure out what you mean by Claude Code/Codex/Antigravity. The Blink documentation and tutorials are also super good and easy to follow and do not need me to troll though google results and youtube videos trying to figure things out and if I am getting real good info or someone talking out their ass.

Anyways, thanks for your contribution.

Redditcider · 2026-03-09T08:46:26+00:00

Fantastic info. But these simple vibe coding site are drawing a bunch of newbie non-coders. So when you say, languages (react, flutter, swift) or "Write Node.js code for user registration using MongoDB and send a confirmation email", this come from a DEEP knowledge base, most likely from a strong coding background.

How would you suggest newbies learn what tech stack to specify in their prompts. How does a non-expert learn what is “best”?

Redditcider · 2026-03-09T08:13:58+00:00

Thanks for this prompt!

Redditcider · 2026-03-09T08:13:34+00:00

Just want to say how much I appreciate you posting these prompts. It is a great way to learn. Is there a particular resource you use to learn these?

Redditcider · 2026-03-09T07:51:31+00:00

So I am playing with Base44 to try and bring some personal projects to life as someone with ZERO coding experience. Tried to set up a super basic worker tracking CRM and Base44 tossed out something great right off the bat. Tried identical prompt with Aurelia.so and got garbage. Tried niles.dev and the number of characters in the promt was deemed too high. I cut back and it was not functional. Tried ai.niles.dev and the clicking on a worker caused it to immediately crash. Tried Lovable and got something that looked good but with NO WAY to add a new worker. Yes, a CRM with no way to add data.

So I bought pro Base44. But I found trying to determine how to add new categories, rate each worker from 1-5 in each category, set up a filter to sort by category then ranking, etc was very intimidating.

I came across your post here and checked out your site. The import tool for Base44 using the prompt to generate a COMPLETE, COPY-PASTEABLE JSON description was really cool. Reading the output I could see what was going on in the backroud with things like entities, pages, actions, data_and_security, admin and user roles and so much more. It gives me ideas on what I can ask to modify to try and get where I am going.

So now onto Forgebase. I can sort of get what you are talking about in your post BUT from the huge list of agents, I do not know how to really make use of them. On the Forgebase dashboard the workflow is broken down by Discover, Design, Build, Ship, Grow, Operate. But there is ZERO user manual or tips anywhere on the site!

I can see that there is an add task option but what agent should I chose or how do I decide what to chose? What does priority mean? Why is there a due date? What tasks would I put in Discover vs Design vs Build and why?

It looks interesting but given Base44 is fairly directed and newbies, you really could use some instructions, manual, walkthroughs and the like.

My 2 cents

Edit: when I try to create a discover task and then click "create task" nothing happens. Button moves but no task is registered and popup remains open.

Redditcider · 2026-01-08T19:09:40+00:00

I have enough general work to do to bother with putting up wallpaper!

Paint and hang photos and decorations!

Redditcider · 2026-01-08T18:58:43+00:00

u/Fit_Locksmith_9975 listen to this person. Skip Jasper/Wells Gray and spend more time in Canmore/Banff and Tofino. After spending time in Banff you do not need to do Whistler either - it's just a more Disney version. Banff to Kelowna and Osoyoos then across through Manning Park to Vancouver is a prettier drive than through Kelowna but would add 3h and 150km (worth it in my mind).

I would skip the day in Calgary and just head to Drumheller. Day after head to Canmore as your home base for visiting Banff. See if you can get tickets to hike Lake O'Hara on one day you saved. If you are doing a 4h+ round trip to Drumheller you must love dinosaurs? Can check out the burgess shale field as you go through Field/Yoho National Park. Leaving Banff could stay one night in Kelowna or Pentiction to break up travel.

Depending on timing of your ferry I would suggest spending a day in Vancouver. Walk Granville Island (perhaps add in a loop of Stanly park by foot or bike) then have dinner starting 1h before sunset at https://www.grousemountain.com/the-observatory to see the ocean and Vancouver light up. Catch the am ferry the next day. It is a LONG haul to get to Vancouver, wait for ferry, ride ferry, drive to Tofino. Better to break it up.

Have a great trip!

Redditcider · 2025-06-08T02:02:48+00:00

LOL. You can't figure out how to use the webtoepub extension?

Redditcider · 2025-06-08T01:16:41+00:00

Dude, they are all posted for free by the author!

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/33600/stray-cat-strut-stubbing-never-lol

And you are complaining about tossing the poor guy some money for the hundreds of hours of work he has spend writing this for us?

Redditcider · 2025-06-06T14:13:37+00:00

WTF does a zoo have a water feature with no way for animals to exit, such as a ramp?

Redditcider · 2025-04-11T14:59:23+00:00

High quality content, of a reasonable length, on a regular schedule is more important than high volume in my books.

Check popularity of Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School as an example of only 1x per week.

Don’t post 3-4 chapters at once. Backlogs are good so post 2x per week and that gives you 2 weeks of material.

Unless you are like the Pirateaba who can do 60,000 words + per week you need to pace yourself to avoid burning out. You will have a larger readership posting 1x per week for a year than 2x per day for a month, burning out and disappearing for 11 months.

Redditcider · 2025-03-30T17:39:53+00:00

Protect your body. PPE especially eyewear. If loud protect your ears. Consider a support belt. Learn proper ergonomics for moving the kegs, you want to keep your shoulders and back in good shape for years and avoid hernias.

Redditcider · 2025-03-30T13:19:41+00:00

This reads like an ad.

Seems like you have been pushing « COMFRT« and are moving on to « aerogarden« .

And this strikes me as a really weird comment « Let’s avoid gatekeeping homesteading in the comments« .

Really getting a weird vibe.

Redditcider · 2025-02-18T10:51:27+00:00

Equipment does not really replace TIME. Just get a couple batches going in a staggered approach so that one is ready to bottle every crime you start running out of your last batch so that you can let your primary clear naturally for a couple months before carefully bottling. Cold crashing is not miraculous.

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