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I Built This in 20 Minutes With AI (and Spent 6 Hours Making It Actually Work)
AI Development March 9, 2026 7 min read

I Built This in 20 Minutes With AI (and Spent 6 Hours Making It Actually Work)

The gap between AI demo speed and production-ready code is real. Why the last 20% of AI-assisted development takes 80% of the time, and what product teams should plan for.

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Engineering Process March 5, 2026 4 min read

The 3-Question Framework for Shipping AI Code Safely

Before you merge AI-generated code, ask these three questions. They take 30 seconds and can save months of production problems.

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Product Development March 3, 2026 5 min read

What Your AI MVP Is Missing Before It's Production-Ready

Your AI-built MVP works on localhost. Here are the things it's missing before real users can safely depend on it — and what to do about each one.

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Code Quality February 26, 2026 4 min read

The Real Cost of Skipping Code Review on AI Output

AI-generated code that skips review doesn't save time — it borrows it. Here's what actually happens when teams ship unreviewed AI code, and what it costs.

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AI Development February 24, 2026 4 min read

Why AI-Generated Code Breaks in Production

AI can generate code fast — but speed without oversight creates expensive problems. Here's why AI-generated code fails in production and what to do about it.