# From Zero to Full App in Minutes with nora, the Coding Agent I Luke Wang

- Speakers: [Luke Wang](https://streameth.org/speakers/luke-wang)
- Channel: [ETHGlobal](https://streameth.org/ethglobal)
- Date: 2025-10-09
- Duration: 26:39
- Topics: Nora, AI coding agent, IDE, VS Code fork, web3, Solidity, smart contracts, cross-chain, Ethereum, Base L2, LayerZero, LLM, foundational models, Claude, Gemini, reinforcement learning, prompt engineering, self-correction, security, verifiability, code indexing, Mac, Linux, Windows, CLI, API, developer tools, blockchain, dApp, automation, debugging, Chainlink, oracles, context window, post-training, open source, closed source, JavaScript, Python, frameworks, app generation, rapid prototyping
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-hHGAF0Y0yLs
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHGAF0Y0yLs

## Description

Luke Wang presents Nora, an AI coding agent integrated into an IDE (currently a VS Code fork), designed to rapidly build full-stack web3 applications, especially in Solidity and other blockchain languages. Nora leverages foundational LLMs (like Claude, Gemini) with post-training reinforcement learning for web3-specific tasks, enabling users to generate, debug, and iterate on smart contracts and dApps with minimal human intervention.

The demo showcases creating a cross-chain vault app from scratch, highlighting Nora’s self-correcting abilities, security best practices, and support for multiple chains (e.g., Ethereum mainnet, Base L2) and frameworks (e.g., LayerZero). Nora indexes codebases for context, supports prompt engineering for better results, and is optimized for Mac/Linux (Windows experimental). Future plans include CLI and API versions, broader language/framework support, and enhanced developer tooling. Nora accelerates prototyping, reduces manual coding, and empowers both novices and experts to build complex web3 apps efficiently.

00:00 Introduction  
00:28 What is Nora? Overview & Form Factor  
00:55 Live Demo: Building a Cross-Chain Vault  
02:13 Error Handling & Self-Correction  
03:18 Reviewing the Generated App  
04:30 Editing and Iterating with Nora  
05:35 Q&A: Model Tuning and Performance  
06:26 Security, Verifiability, and Determinism  
07:34 Prompt Engineering Tips  
10:07 Coding with AI: Best Practices  
11:24 Codebase Indexing & Context  
12:17 Generation Accuracy & Domain Understanding  
13:18 Foundational Models & Post-Training  
14:45 Use Cases & Model Selection  
15:39 Open Source vs Closed Source Models  
16:49 IDE, Traces, and Judging  
18:08 Human Creativity & AI Execution  
19:44 Complex Apps & Human Intervention  
20:48 Chainlink, Oracles, and Integration  
21:19 Platform Support: Mac, Linux, Windows  
22:15 Demo Recap & Usage Quotas  
24:01 Reinforcement Learning & Backend  
24:39 IDE Fork vs Plugin, CLI/API Plans  
25:31 Language & Framework Support  
26:03 Closing & Support Channels

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