Builder notes · 2026
Vibe coding, AI prompts, MCP, Gen Z founder slang — real dev writing with diagrams, not product brochures.
18 articles · AI, culture, engineering & hot takes
18 articles
Cursor open, lo-fi on, you're 'in the zone' — until you ship something you don't understand. Here's how we vibe code without gambling production.
May 28, 2026
Model Context Protocol, agents, RAG — the words everyone's posting. What they mean for your stack and what to ignore till Q4.
May 27, 2026
Everyone's 'locked in' on a different IDE. Honest comparison for vibe coding vs production — no sponsor energy.
May 25, 2026
Locked in, delulu, MVP, 'just vibe it' — what founders mean and what you should actually build. For agencies and dev shops.
May 22, 2026
How we actually use Cursor/ChatGPT for work — prompts that help, tasks we refuse to outsource, and why 'AI wrote it' isn't an excuse.
May 20, 2026
The 2026 indie playbook — Next.js, Vercel, Stripe, one AI feature that isn't wallpaper. Keywords: micro-SaaS, build in public, prompt API.
May 20, 2026
Stop re-explaining your stack every session. Project rules, globs, and prompt patterns — the meta-skill behind vibe coding.
May 18, 2026
Everyone wants a 'custom AI.' Most need a folder of markdown and a good system prompt. Keywords: RAG, embeddings, vector DB, fine-tune.
May 15, 2026
Gen Z productivity slang meets an actually usable schedule — AI tools, breaks, and shipping without burnout. May 2026 edition.
May 12, 2026
Fake npm packages, imaginary hooks, and APIs that never existed — a field guide to smelling bullshit before it hits main.
May 12, 2026
Founders don't need pixel-perfect week one. They need proof someone will click the button. A rant-adjacent essay on shipping.
Apr 15, 2026
No AI needed. No rewrite. Just console.log, and the realization that I am the framework.
Mar 30, 2026
Not a sales deck — the week-by-week cuts we make when scope is screaming and the runway isn't.
Mar 18, 2026
How we structure schemas, run migrations in CI, and avoid connection pool surprises on serverless.
Feb 4, 2026
After shipping dozens of React Native apps, here are the architectural patterns and practices that consistently lead to success.
Nov 12, 2025
How to create a design system that actually gets used, without over-engineering or under-delivering.
Sep 20, 2025
Practical techniques to squeeze every bit of performance out of your Next.js application.
Aug 1, 2025
