The latest articles on Forem by Debosmita Majumdar (@dbms084). https://forem.com/dbms084 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3874430%2Fcec793df-f406-4786-82ac-0854c2686976.png https://forem.com/dbms084 en Debosmita Majumdar Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:48:31 +0000 https://forem.com/dbms084/crazy-vibecheck-1i3i https://forem.com/dbms084/crazy-vibecheck-1i3i <p>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/aprilfools-2026">DEV April Fools Challenge</a></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>VibeCheck™ is the ultimate Anti-Productivity Platform designed specifically to stop you from grinding.</p> <p>In a world obsessed with optimizing every second for maximum output, VibeCheck takes the opposite approach. It is a satirical dashboard built with a "chaotic cottagecore" aesthetic that actively discourages you from doing any actual work. Instead of tracking tasks, it tracks your vibes.</p> <p>Key features include:</p> <p>Infinity Pomodoro: A timer that rewards you the longer you don't work.<br> The Guilt-Free Generator: A sassy, anti-logic life coach that gives you terrible, unhelpful advice on why you should just go buy an iced latte instead of writing code.<br> Overtime Garden: A "Forest-style" app feature that grows flowers on your screen every 15 minutes you work overtime—nature's way of claiming back your wasted time!<br> NerdGate: A strict gatekeeper that prevents anyone with too much logic from entering.</p> <h2> Code </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/Dbms084/VibeCheck---Anti-Productivity-Platform" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Dbms084/VibeCheck---Anti-Productivity-Platform</a></p> <h2> How I Built It </h2> <p>VibeCheck was built with a modern stack, used exclusively for the most unserious purposes:</p> <p>Next.js 16 (App Router) &amp; React 19: To ensure our lack of productivity is blazingly fast.<br> Tailwind CSS v4 &amp; Framer Motion: Powering the unapologetically chaotic, smooth, and aggressively aesthetic cottagecore animations.<br> Google Generative AI (gemini-1.5-flash): The brains behind the operation. We hooked up the Gemini API to the Guilt-Free Generator to process user guilt and spit out 1-2 sentence savage replies telling them to go touch grass.</p> <h2> Prize Category </h2> <p>Why? Because while most people use cutting-edge AI to solve complex mathematical theorems or generate enterprise code, we used the lightning-fast Gemini 3.1 pro model specifically to build a snarky life coach that hates data and aggressively endorses slacking off. It's the pinnacle of artificial un-intelligence (by design)!</p> devchallenge 418challenge showdev