What I care about: showing that an SMB or non-profit can have a real application — without an enterprise-sized budget.
Vibe coding means building an application with AI as a development partner: you describe the intent, validate the output, and iterate fast. The goal isn't to replace business judgment — it's to ship faster, with the same rigour, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional engagement.
To test this approach in production, I voluntarily built three applications around Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval. These aren't billable services — they're labs where I push vibe coding all the way to live deployment.
EXPRESS — community carpooling
EXPRESS is a carpooling portal for the Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval ↔ Quebec corridor. Booking, QR/PIN boarding, early shipping — the kind of workflow a municipality or transport SMB would once have priced at tens of thousands of dollars.
Festival à deux têtes — live culture
The Festival à deux têtes site (Aug 12–16, 2026) covers ticketing, program, and visitor guide. A live outdoor cultural event, with real deadlines and content constraints — not a trade-show demo.
Diffusion culturelle SBDL — non-profit showcase
Diffusion culturelle SBDL is a free showcase for the local cultural non-profit: events, governance, partners. The typical profile of an organization that needs a solid web presence without a dedicated budget line.
What SMBs can take away
These three projects share the same thread:
- Less development time — AI speeds up code, tests, and iterations, not business judgment.
- Same quality bar — security, accessibility, and maintainability remain conscious choices, not shortcuts.
- Affordable cost — an SMB that couldn't afford a custom portal five years ago can now aim for a concrete pilot.
If you lead an SMB or non-profit in Quebec and wonder whether custom software is finally within reach, that's exactly the question these labs help me explore.
Tagged: vibe coding · community — volunteer projects, not a billable service.