An instructional designer evaluating Lovable praised its AI for generating course structures and interactive elements but found its code editor to be "complete garbage" because it randomly loses...

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    "summary": "An instructional designer evaluating Lovable praised its AI for generating course structures and interactive elements but found its code editor to be \"complete garbage\" because it randomly loses or resets manual code changes.",
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        "author": "JumpingShip26",
        "excerpt": "The problem with vibecoding something beyond discrete learning objects comes down to serviceability. What is someone going to do when something breaks? Many things eventually break or lose their interoperability or extensibility. IDs, but especially SMEs Articulate is targeting for their future product line, will be absolutely lost if they vibecode something with no clue about how it all fits toge",
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        "excerpt": "One angle I don't see getting enough airtime here: accessibility. I build JavaScript interactions for Storyline courses used in corporate and regulated training, and the vibe-coded courseware I've clicked through fails the 508 basics - unlabeled buttons, broken focus order, everything in canvas, auto-generated captions with no speaker IDs. A competent dev iterating with the AI can remediate all of",
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        "author": "GreyMarq",
        "excerpt": "Check out https://lazuli.design/ (full disclosure, I work here 😅)! We're working on trying to take that Lovable approach and apply it specifically to course design. While we still are dealing with some of the issues you mentioned we've made some great progress. We're a small non-profit and early in development so super keen on feedback on how we can better serve the community! (edited to make web",
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        "excerpt": "I made a free course last year that teaches users conflict management skills for their romantic relationships. I built it on Lovable and happy with how it turned out :)\n\n Here's the link in case anyone wants to check it out: https://comfyconversations.com/",
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        "excerpt": "Grain of salt disclaimer:\n\n This is an interesting conversation.\nI want to contribute by highlighting:\n\n In many industries there are generally two primary industry standard solutions.\n\n There are some ”other”more niche, specific, or broad tools that can be employed.\n\n However, there are two jack of all trade. Linux/unix v. Windows, ARM v. X86, autodesk v. Solid works.\n\n Most professionals in thei",
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        "excerpt": "From what you describe, you are not a 'seasoned coder', hence all this struggle. But your experience is definitely valuable for any non-technical ID who decides to ditch Rise in favor of a custom coded course.",
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        "author": "Glad_Lobster_354",
        "excerpt": "I've been looking into coursebox.ai for an alternative to Storyline and Rise.",
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        "excerpt": "So we've built a course-editor/creator, and even with extensive software development knowledge, it's not something that can be vibe-coded overnight.\n\n I think there are some really interesting things happening in the ID world with interactive components that traditionally couldn't be created in a tool like Articulate. But beyond editing functionality, there are accessibility concerns, design chall",
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      "[post] I can even connect it to ChatGPT. It can even make some interactive stuff: calculation panels, values that change with input, and so on. It practically makes the course itself while you lean back and watch.",
      "[post] The problem is, if you change the code, it tends to LOSE THE CHANGES. Yes, that's right: everything you write has a chance to COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR OR RESET.",
      "[post] I have no clue why, but clearly, its code editor is complete garbage.",
      "[post] Lovable clearly has a role in course creation, but I cannot honestly see it being used for creating complete courses."
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    "post_text": "I have been researching tools for making courses. While new alternatives are continuously emerging and improving, Articulate Rise (and Storyline) seems to be one of the leading tools. A drawback of Articulate is the cost; although when selling successful courses, it is a small problem, really.\n\nAnother problem is the limited interactivity, but now they have this code upload option and iframes, so even that is possible. Further problems include no TTS option, no print option, the PDFs become ugly, and other minor peeves. They have an AI option, but it is going to cost more.\n\nSo I have been looking for alternatives; honorable mentions go to Mindsmith and Coassemble. Really good options worth checking out, even if they are not quite at the level of Rise as of yet. This brings me to the main topic: what if... Could I create courses in Lovable? So here is the result of my findings.\nThe good\nSo I began with a standard prompt, describing the layout as I wanted it and how it should work. Navigation to the side, sections, and lessons/chapters. A progress bar that moves after you finish one lesson done. Quizzes question by question, all that jazz. And... It just works.\n\nI can even connect it to ChatGPT. It can even make some interactive stuff: calculation panels, values that change with input, and so on. It practically makes the course itself while you lean back and watch.\n\nIt generates...",
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