Howell: Never Let ChatGPT Specify Tech Stacks for Replit Agent
Billy Howell · We Vibe Code a $30K/month SaaS App in 64 Minutes (Replit) · Apr 18, 2025 · at 18:02
Billy Howell explains why he explicitly tells ChatGPT to remain unopinionated about technical architecture when generating PRDs for Replit Agent.
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“I think it just will cross too many wires if ChatGPT is like, use like Next.js and Node and this and that, because that's what Replit's good at, is kind of picking the stack that it knows how to do, so.”
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