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vibe coding will kill apps
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools Technology
#ai tools, #apps, #coding, #ios development, #vibe coding

An App-pocalypse Is Coming! But Does It, Really?…

Last updated: September 13, 2026

It's very easy to vibe code an entire SaaS these days. But the cost of building going down doesn't mean ALL the apps will disappear.

what is agi anyway
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #coding, #perspective, #vibe coding

What Is this AGI, Anyway?

Last updated: September 10, 2026

What is this AGI, that everybody talks about? Artificial General Intelligence isn't vibe coding, it's solving problems we haven't solved yet.

win ai race
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #coding, #entrepreneurship, #investing, #perspective

Anthropic and OpenAI Are Both Expecting IPOs at Trillion Dollar Valuations. But Will They Win the AI Race?

Last updated: September 4, 2026

A one-trillion-dollar valuation is no joke. Anthropic and OpenAI are both at this level, and they are both preparing for IPOs. Of course, expectations are high. [...]

share grok bots
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools iPhone
#ai tools, #coding, #how to, #vibe coding

You Can Now Share Your Grok Bots (And Soon You Could Sell Them)

Last updated: August 29, 2026

You can now share your Grok bots. I had early access to the feature and I published my own before they went live. I explain how [...]

grok bot review
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #vibe coding

Grok Bot is the “iPhone Moment” for AI Agents – Quick Review

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Grok Bot quick review: it looks simple, but at the same time useful, just like the first iPhone. Agents talking to each other feels magical.

grok build free models
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #coding, #experiment, #how to

How I Use Grok Build to Run Free Models Alongside Grok-4.6

Last updated: August 25, 2026

Use Grok Build with local and OpenRouter free models alongside Grok-4.6. Copy-paste config.toml for Gemma, Qwen, and GLM — same harness, switch with /model.

software engineering is dead
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #app store, #apps, #coding, #vibe coding

[ Video ] Software Engineering Is Dead! Is It Really?

Last updated: July 26, 2026

I'm fortunate enough to have witnessed a few key moments in our recent tech history. One of them is web 3, the dot com revolution. Back [...]

vibe coding fable
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding, #vibe coding

The Poor Guy* Guide to Fable-level Vibe Coding for $80/month

Last updated: July 18, 2026

See how to combine entry-level AI subscriptions and free models for Fable-level vibe coding, solid limits, and high productivity on an $80 monthly budget.

app store release agent
Artificial Intelligence iPhone
#ai tools, #app store, #apps, #automation, #coding, #vibe coding

Introducing App Store Release Agent – Automating my App Store Pipeline

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Publishing ten apps in four months sounds good. And it is good. It means the bottleneck is no longer building the app. With AI-assisted coding, small [...]

claude code grok
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding

Switching from Claude Code to Grok – Same Interface, Different Model

Last updated: June 30, 2026

I kept the Claude Code interface I like and routed Grok's model underneath it via proxy. Same workflow, video generation included, $35/month instead of $100. Here's [...]

agentic loops
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding

I Stopped Prompting My Agents, I Write Agentic Loops Instead – Here’s Why

Last updated: June 12, 2026

I stopped prompting my AI agents and started writing loops instead. Here's what a 50-line Python audit loop taught me about trust, failure, and where humans [...]

claude minimax
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding

Leaving Claude Code (Opus 4.8) Behind – Switching to MiniMax 3

Last updated: June 4, 2026

After using Claude (Opus 4.6 to 4.8) for roughly 5 months, I'm experiencing with MiniMax 3. A full month to decide which is best for coding.

claude mythos anthropic ipo
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #Claude, #coding, #perspective

Claude Mythos, the Anthropic IPO and the Apocalypse that Never Was

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Claude Mythos may indeed by a good model, but there's a lot of fear mongering around it. Maybe it's connected to the upcoming Anthropic IPO?

soft skills AI era
Artificial Intelligence Personal Development
#ai tools, #coding, #communication, #mindset

The New Hard Skills Are the Old Soft Skills

Last updated: March 4, 2026

Coding is obsolete. Communication, discipline, and cognitive frameworks are now the key differentiators. Here's how the rules changed—and what to do about it.

Featured image for: From One Repo to Three: How ADD Framework Expanded Across the Claude Ecosystem
Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools
#ai tools, #assess, #Claude, #coding, #decide, #do

From One Repo to Three: How ADD Framework Expanded Across the Claude Ecosystem

Last updated: February 13, 2026

Adding the Assess Decide Do framework to Claude via a big megaprompt injection was functioning ok. But skills are better at this, and allow even a [...]

marshmallow test AI
Artificial Intelligence Personal Development
#ai tools, #coding, #habits, #mindset, #self discipline

AI and the Golden Era of Instant Gratification

Last updated: January 6, 2026

AI eliminates cognitive friction that built our skills. Explore what happens when delayed gratification disappears and instant results become the norm.

win a hackathon in south korea
Location Independence
#coding, #comfort zone, #entrepreneurship, #south korea

How To Win a Hackathon in South Korea

Last updated: January 5, 2026

From learning Korean to winning a blockchain hackathon in Incheon. Here are 4 lessons on seizing opportunities and giving your best when it matters most.

agent smith into the matrix
Artificial Intelligence Technology
#ai tools, #coding, #perspective, #wisdom

POV: You Accidentally Injected Agent Smith Into The Matrix

Last updated: December 17, 2025

We watched The Matrix, understood the warning about sentient programs, and then built AI agents anyway. Four scenarios for how this could go wrong.

wordpress cloudflare
Blogging Programming Bits
#coding, #tools, #wordpress

Moving From WordPress to Cloudflare Static Pages

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Moving from WordPress to Cloudflare static pages makes sense if you want to improve your SEO performance and maintain a clean UI.

Featured image for: Why I Chose to Open-Source MetaCellKit from addTaskManager
Apple and Mac OS X Assess Decide Do iPhone Programming Bits
#addtaskmanager, #coding, #ios development, #side projects

Why I Chose to Open-Source MetaCellKit from addTaskManager

Last updated: December 3, 2025

After years refining addTaskManager, I extracted MetaCellKit—a flexible Swift table cell component born from real-world iteration, now open-sourced on GitHub

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