The Best AI Coding Tools to Use in 2025 | Colin Matthews

Colin Matthews has taught 1000+ students on how to prototype apps with AI. In this interview, we demoed the best AI coding tools for each use case - from prototyping to production apps. This episode is brought to you by Vanta — Join 9K+ companies like Atlassian who use Vanta to manage risk and prove security in real-time. Get $1000 off at https://vanta.com/peter Timestamps: (00:00) We tried all the AI coding tools (06:43) Text-to-prototype: Bolt vs. V0 vs. Lovable vs. Replit (09:09) The surprising winner for Figma-to-prototype (17:30) Building a “2D Zelda” game in a single prompt (24:28) Professional development: Cursor vs. Windsurf (32:57) The best AI coding tools for each use case (35:34) Our best predictions for the AI coding market (39:29) Can non-engineers really build production apps with AI? Where to find Colin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinmatthews-pm/ Course: https://maven.com/tech-for-product/tech-fundamentals Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/an-opinionated-guide-on-which-ai-coding-tool-2025 📌 Subscribe to this channel – more interviews coming soon!