<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Karan Kharode: Blog</title><description>AI, vibe coding, GitHub and shipping solo, explained in plain words.</description><link>https://karankharode.com/</link><item><title>What is vibe coding? A plain-words guide, and where it goes wrong</title><link>https://karankharode.com/blog/what-is-vibe-coding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://karankharode.com/blog/what-is-vibe-coding/</guid><description>Vibe coding means building software by describing what you want to an AI and letting it write the code. 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A plain guide to how it works and where it fails.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><category>beginners</category><category>how AI works</category><category>chatbots</category><author>Karan Kharode</author></item><item><title>AI terms and file types a non-technical person should know</title><link>https://karankharode.com/blog/ai-terms-for-non-technical-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://karankharode.com/blog/ai-terms-for-non-technical-people/</guid><description>A plain-words glossary of the AI terms and file types you&apos;ll actually meet: prompt, model, token, context window, agent, Markdown, HTML, JSON, repo and API.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI glossary</category><category>beginners</category><category>AI terms</category><category>file types</category><author>Karan Kharode</author></item><item><title>Markdown explained: the simple file format that AI speaks</title><link>https://karankharode.com/blog/markdown-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://karankharode.com/blog/markdown-explained/</guid><description>Markdown is plain text with a few symbols for headings, lists and links. Learn it in ten minutes, and see why every AI assistant reads and writes it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Markdown</category><category>beginners</category><category>AI skills</category><category>file formats</category><author>Karan Kharode</author></item><item><title>How to vibe code a browser game with AI (a beginner&apos;s walkthrough)</title><link>https://karankharode.com/blog/vibe-code-browser-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://karankharode.com/blog/vibe-code-browser-game/</guid><description>Build your first browser game by describing it to an AI: pick a tiny idea, get one HTML file, playtest, add polish and put it online. 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