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Day 36 🤖

This is interesting:

Model choice matters.

Different models seem better suited to different tasks:
• Exploring ideas
• Planning
• Writing specs
• Generating code

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May 29, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Day 43

Now comes the build phase.

But that doesn’t mean I’ve handed over responsibility.

The reality is:
…

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June 12, 2026 at 10:11 AM
One-shotting a proper solution with AI hasn’t worked for me.

The problem isn’t necessarily the quality of the model.

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September 17, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Day 32 ⚡

Back in 2024, setting up a JavaScript development environment felt like walking through a minefield:
• Which framework?
…
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May 21, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Day 47

If you're great at generating ideas, but struggle with planning, you might recognise these symptoms:

* Lots of ideas

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June 18, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Day 49

I have been trying this approach…

Don't stop at the first AI-generated solution.

Every model I've used produces first-pass implementations that contain problems.

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June 24, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Day 50

One thing I've noticed with AI:

When it's obviously wrong, it's usually easy to spot.

The real danger is when it's plausibly correct.

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June 25, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Day 42

After the conversation and planning phases.

Create a spec and write it out to file(s).

Why?

Because the spec becomes a durable artifact:

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June 11, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Day 34 🧭

A few practical things that consistently improve AI-assisted development:

• Plan before you jump
“Use planning mode, then discuss a concept”

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May 27, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Day 33

Tried using a “/grill-me” style skill on a new feature idea today…

…and it disappeared straight down a rabbit hole of decisions

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May 22, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Day 44

After a lot of experimentation, a development pattern has emerged that feels both reliable and repeatable:

➡️ Conversation
➡️ Plan
➡️ Spec
➡️ Build

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June 15, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Day 48

Sometimes the hardest part of work isn't the work itself.

It's the weight of all the decisions around it.

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June 19, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Day 41

After the initial conversation, I plan but…

Don’t ask for the plan immediately.

Instead, add something like:

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June 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Bonus Post 🎨

Interesting AI observation today — in visual form.

For the last 4 posts, I’ve been using Gemini to apply titles onto my manually created background images.

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May 29, 2026 at 9:39 AM
A challenge I’m starting to feel with AI-assisted development:

Coding is far more engaging than writing specs.

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August 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Day 35 🖥️

Started experimenting with local LLMs today — and there’s definitely real potential here.

Setup was surprisingly simple:
• Ollama
• Running lightweight Docker container
• Local AI in a flash

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May 28, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Day 39 ⚖️

One of the more interesting challenges with AI adoption:

The double-headed curse of AI.

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June 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Day 45

Death of the engineer?

I don’t think so.

AI is moving incredibly fast, but getting value from it still requires knowledge, judgment and experience.

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June 16, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Day 46

At a human level, I think we're asking the wrong question.
Instead of asking:
"What can AI do?"
We should be asking:
"What am I bad at or avoid doing?"

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June 17, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Day 40

The initial discovery phase is different from implementation.

At the start of a project, you're often not looking for code.

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June 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Day 38 💰

Something worth thinking about:

AI access is getting more expensive.

That’s not particularly surprising.

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June 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
May 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
“How do you see developer workflows changing with AI tools?”
Fares Aziz says it’s all about balance — between what we review and what we hand off to AI 🤖
🎥 Watch his thoughts from #iJSCon!
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November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
My AI-native results are still lagging behind the marketing.

You see demos of someone one-shotting Minecraft

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September 8, 2026 at 9:24 AM