Chef

Learn how to write better apps using AI app builders like Chef by Convex with these five expert tips from Jordan Hunt, prompt engineer at Convex. This guide covers how to build simple MVPs, keep prompts under 300 words, provide clear UI and design instructions, use AI tools like ChatGPT to refine your prompts, and recover quickly when things go off track. Includes real app examples like a habit tracker, to-do list, and finance tracker—all built with Chef. Perfect for developers building full-stack apps with AI.

Convex compared Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4.1, and Gemini 2.5 Pro to see which LLM works best for building full-stack apps with Convex Chef, the new AI Agent app developer tool. Claude stood out for its precise backend coding and function calling, while Gemini made impressive UIs, and GPT offered solid speed and value.