How I used this AI tool to build an app with just one prompt - and you can too

Anna Bliokh/Getty Images Have you ever wanted to build your own custom application but didn't want to take the time to do any of the pesky learning that software development requires? If so, a new experimental project from GitHub might just make your dreams come true. GitHub Spark lets you build what the company calls "micro apps" or "sparks." These are very limited custom applications that perform one or two basic tasks. You create them through a chatbot interface, and when you're done, you get a spark you can (someday) share with all your friends. Also: Microsoft is offering free AI skills training for all - and it's not too late to sign up I recently got access to the preview and was able to do some testing. Fundamentally, the tool is extremely limited. But because there's an AI operating underneath, it's possible for the AI to do some very sophisticated AI magic within the very limited interface of Spark. Linking and configuring The first thing you need to do is link your Git ... Read full article.