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We build custom software for a living, and we increasingly get handed AI-built projects that stalled. These are the patterns we see over and over, written for people who aren’t engineers.
Decisions
Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min readVibe coding has a real and useful range. It also has an edge, and the expensive version of this story is always the one where someone pushes through for another month first. Here is how to tell which side of the line you are on.
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Practice
Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min readPrompting well is not about magic phrases. It is about giving the AI the context a competent contractor would need, and refusing to accept work you have no way to evaluate. These are the specific moves that make the difference.
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Security
Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min readMost problems with AI-generated code cost you time. A handful can cost you your customers' data or a five-figure bill. These are the ones that show up over and over, and each is something you can check yourself in a few minutes.
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Diagnosis
Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min readIf you have built something with an AI coding tool and hit a point where every fix seemed to break something else, you did not do anything wrong. That wall is structural, it arrives at a predictable moment, and it has a specific cause worth understanding.
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