Shite Code That Works Is Still Shite Code
When AI writes your code and it works, does code quality still matter? Cal reflects on V1 of his distillery booking bot and wrestles with what it means to be the client instead of the coder.
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The Maintenance Gap: Who Owns This After It Ships?
AI has lowered the bar to build software, but the bar to maintain it hasn't moved. Before you ship, ask who owns it after it's done.
Read more →AI Discipline: Having the Tools Isn't the Same as Using Them Well
Teams are great at adopting new tools and slow at building discipline around them. The teams that figure out the discipline part first will have a real advantage.
Read more →AI Is Eating SaaS
With AI, anyone can build exactly what they need. The old question of 'Is it our core competency?' is fading, and the per-seat subscription model is in trouble.
Read more →Build Something: Why I Built My Own AI Assistant
I built a personal AI assistant instead of buying one. The process of mapping out my own workflow turned out to be just as valuable as the tool itself.
Read more →Doubling Down: Even a Tiny Budget Can Build a SaaS Now
I'm doubling down on my SaaS post. Even as an extremely small business with no real budget, I was able to build something that would have cost me a hundred dollars a month.
Read more →Citizen Developers Need Guardrails
Handing employees an LLM account doesn't make them citizen developers. They also need source control, proper access, guardrails, and support to truly contribute.
Read more →Clone Your SaaS: What's Your Moat?
AI makes it easy to clone SaaS tools from scratch. If you run a SaaS, what's your moat when a company can just build the parts they need and walk away from yours?
Read more →Try Multiple AI Coding Tools Before Committing
Before committing to a single AI coding tool, let your developers experiment. Cal shares why GitHub Copilot works best for his personal projects and why you shouldn't overlook OpenAI Codex.
Read more →Sometimes the Workaround Is the Workflow
Cal tried Claude's slide deck skill, hit a wall with Google Slides, found a workaround, and discovered that sometimes the roundabout path is the better workflow.
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