Hey, friend!

OOooo boy, I'm working on something I'm really having a ton of fun building.

I keep having guests on Pragmatic AI who talk about using AI to build apps in technologies they don't know yet. So when I had an idea for an app in a technology I've always wanted to know, I figured I'd try it out.

I prompt and I read all the code before committing. I'm building much faster than I would if I was learning it from scratch. Upside: More satisfaction. Downside: Comprehension is good, but my ability to reproduce this code is pretty low. My ability to review it and make sure it's done *right* is also pretty low.

It's a fun experiment. I definitely see the value here.

But more importantly, I'm having so much fun programming this thing. I cannot wait to share it with you all in the next few months. You'll definitely laugh at me, but it'll also be a lot of fun.

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That's it for now!

Until next time...

Your friend,
Matt Stauffer