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Real stories from building real apps with AI. Not polished case studies ? honest accounts of what went right, what went wrong, and what I learned.
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Teaching ? practical lessons you can use immediately.
Build Log
Documenting ? the honest behind-the-scenes journey.
I can't code. I shipped 3 real apps anyway.
I did not come from a developer background. I still shipped three real apps with AI. Here is what was true, what was hard, and what actually made it work.
What non-developers should know before building apps
If I could go back to the day before I started building apps with AI, here is exactly what I would tell myself.
Why I changed the app UI after review
My first UI felt good to me. Then I tested it with real people. Here is what I found and how I rebuilt it with AI.
How I use Codex reports
Codex generates detailed reports about your codebase. Here is exactly how I read them as a non-developer and what I actually do with the information.
What went wrong with app icons
I spent four hours on app icons before I realized I was solving the wrong problem entirely. Here is the full story.
What I learned building ProofPack
ProofPack was my first complete app. Here is what I got right, what I got badly wrong, and what I would do differently if I started today.