Modern tools. Old-stack common sense.
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…
Practical builders don’t need more hype. They need honest build notes, safer AI habits, useful replies, and people who help them keep going.
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 can help non-programmers build useful tools, but only if they keep the work small, test properly, and don’t let AI run the project blind.
TextToDeck started as a workaround for making Old Stack Journal promo videos with HTML, OBS, and Clipchamp. Now it’s becoming a focused web app for turning written updates…
Vibe coding works best when you stay in charge: give AI fresh files, ask for small changes, test everything, and keep product judgement human.
A practical guide to prompting ChatGPT, Claude, and other LLMs for coding, debugging, writing, and small web projects without losing control of your workflow.
A practical AI coding workflow for solo builders: give the assistant the latest real code, ask for focused full-file patches, test the app yourself, then commit only what…
Bolt.new is fast and useful for turning app ideas into prototypes, but a working preview isn’t the same as a production-ready app.