What Are AI Coding Tools Actually Good For?
AI coding tools are useful for small, reviewable code work, but they still need clear goals, fresh context, testing, and human judgement before anything ships.
AI-Assisted Building
Practical guides, notes, and lessons on AI-assisted development, AI coding tools, and building useful web tools with AI.
What Should Non-Programmers Build First With Vibe Coding?
A practical first-project guide for non-programmers using vibe coding: start small, private, testable, and low-risk.
What Are the Best Vibe Coding Tools for Non-Developers?
The best vibe coding tool for non-developers depends on the job: planning, prototyping, editing real code, or safely launching something public.
How Do You Judge Which AI Assistant Is Most Accurate?
A practical way to compare AI assistant accuracy using your own prompts, expected answers, failure cases, and human review.
What Is Bolt.new? What Is It Actually Good For?
What is Bolt.new, and what is it actually good for? A practical explainer covering prototypes, app ideas, limits, review, and where the tool fits.
SaaS Pre-Shipping Checklist I Run Before Letting Real Users In
A practical SaaS pre-shipping checklist for checking product flow, security, billing, onboarding, jobs, emails, support, and launch-readiness before real users arrive. Also covers using a Markdown guardrails file…
Make the Bug Smaller Before You Ask AI to Fix It
Before handing a bug to AI, shrink the problem first. A smaller repro saves tokens, reduces bad fixes, and makes debugging less messy.
Vibe Coding Tips for Non-Programmers
Vibe coding can help non-programmers build useful first versions, but only with small changes, testing, clear prompts, and sensible guardrails.
The Token Tax of New Tech
AI-assisted development adds a new cost to tech choices: how much context, correction, and retrying your stack needs before it works.
Codex Makes Old-School Web Development Feel New Again
Codex makes old-school web development feel fresh again by helping with real code, small fixes, repo context, and practical solo builder workflows.