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The code is 100% written by AI: 9-year iOS developer built a food delivery game in 15 days and won 2
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Source: Telegram AI频道
The code is 100% written by AI: An iOS developer with 9 years of experience built a takeout game in 15 days and won a prize of US$25,000. An iOS developer with 9 years of experience took 15 days to create the Capybara takeout game 100% by AI without writing a single line of code by hand, and won a prize of US$25,000 (approximately RMB 170,000) in the Cursor Vibe Jam2026 competition. This is a landmark victory for the AI full code generation project in the global annual "Vibe Coding" game development competition. There were 188 submissions throughout the process, and Claude generated 2.7 million lines of code. The developer whose online name is u/Ieocoout posted on Reddit on July 10 to share the entire experience. In terms of AI interaction, he completed a total of 188 submissions and generated about 27,000 lines of code by calling Claude. The game's logo, illustrations, textures and 3D models were all generated by AI. In terms of cost, he recharged US$100 to upgrade the Claude Code package from 5x to Max 20x. He also used the free trial GPT images2 model and Grok model to process game textures and illustrations. The total investment was extremely low. The developer himself is responsible for the whole process of prompt word writing, planning, testing, and repairing development gaps that the AI cannot handle. The only difficulty he encountered was that the AI-generated 3D map was not very effective. For this reason, he used an editor to manually build a European-style city, and it took several hours to form a playable urban environment. Multiplayer mode uses a single global city and lobby, delivering player location and item stack information via real-time WebSocket on Cloudflare. AI programming competition spawns a new paradigm. Vibe Jam2026 is an annual "Vibe Coding" game development competition organized by independent developer Pieter Levels. It has attracted a large number of developers around the world to use AI tools such as Claude Code to compete in full code generation projects. This competition itself represents the evolution trend of AI programming from auxiliary tools to independent development capabilities. This success proves that under the guidance of experienced developers, AI can independently complete the coding of a complete game project. The developer's 9 years of industry experience played a key "navigation" role - precise prompt words, reasonable architecture planning and effective testing and debugging, turning the AI output from scattered code fragments into a complete product that can be launched online. This may herald a new paradigm for future software development: humans are responsible for thinking and decision-making, and AI is responsible for execution and implementation. via A