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EngineeringFeb 26, 2026 · 8 min read
Building 138,000 Lines of TypeScript in 21 Days
A technical breakdown of how I architected, coded, and shipped a full-stack AI education platform solo. From empty repo to production in one week.
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Thoughts on engineering.
AI engineering, full-stack architecture, and building production software faster than anyone thought possible.
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AI EngineeringFeb 20, 2026 · 6 min read
AI-Native vs AI-Bolted-On: Why Most AI Integrations Fail
The difference between wrapping a chat API and building a real AI-native product. Prompt engineering, streaming, fallback chains, and production-ready architecture.
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ProductFeb 15, 2026 · 5 min read
The Solo Engineer Advantage: When One Beats Five
Why a single senior engineer with deep focus consistently outships a mid-sized dev team. Zero coordination overhead, maximum context, and compounding velocity.
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EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Pick a Tech Stack for Your Startup
Most founders overthink this. Here's how to make a defensible stack decision in under an hour, and avoid the mistakes that cost teams months of rewrites.
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StartupsMar 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Why Your MVP Is Taking Too Long
If your MVP has been almost ready for three months, the problem isn't your engineers. It's your scope, your process, or your handoffs.
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ProductMar 1, 2026 · 9 min read
How Much Does It Cost to Build an AI SaaS MVP in 2026?
Real cost breakdown: what drives the price of an AI-powered SaaS, tier-by-tier estimates from $5K to $500K+, and the agency markup problem no one talks about.
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EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Hire an AI Engineer vs an AI Agency in 2026
Speed, cost, quality, and risk. An honest comparison of when to hire a senior engineer versus an agency for your AI product build.
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EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Build a SaaS in 2 Weeks: A Real Case Study
The actual playbook from a 21-day, 138K-line TypeScript SaaS build: architecture decisions, execution order, and what makes serious speed possible.
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ProductMar 1, 2026 · 7 min read
What Is a Fractional CTO? Why AI Startups Need One
You need senior technical leadership but not a $400K full-time hire. What a fractional CTO actually does week to week, and when it's the right move.
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AI EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 9 min read
RAG Pipeline Architecture for Production: What Actually Works
Most RAG demos look great. Most RAG production systems fail silently. Chunking strategy, hybrid retrieval, reranking, confidence thresholds, and evaluation.
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EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Next.js vs Remix for SaaS in 2026: An Engineer's Honest Take
I ship production SaaS products weekly. Here's the decision framework I actually use for Next.js App Router vs Remix. Not a feature checklist.
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EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 9 min read
Firebase vs Supabase: Which Should You Use for Your SaaS in 2026?
I've shipped production systems on both. The right answer depends entirely on your data model, not on benchmark posts or Twitter takes.
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EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 12 min read
Stripe + Next.js: The Complete Integration Guide (2026)
How to integrate Stripe subscriptions, webhooks, and billing into a Next.js 15 App Router application. Real production patterns from shipping multiple SaaS products.
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EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 8 min read
7 Next.js App Router Mistakes That Kill Your SaaS Performance
The most common Next.js 15 App Router mistakes I see in SaaS codebases, and how to fix them. From server/client component confusion to unnecessary re-renders.
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EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Next.js Authentication: The Complete Guide (2026)
Auth.js, Clerk, or roll-your-own JWT? The definitive breakdown of every Next.js authentication approach. Production patterns, middleware protection, and the mistakes that will burn you.
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AI EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Build an AI Agent with Next.js in 2026
Most "AI features" are just API wrappers. Real agents have memory, tools, and can take multi-step actions. Here's the complete architecture: ReAct pattern, tool use, memory systems, and production concerns.
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ProductMar 2, 2026 · 9 min read
How Much Does It Cost to Build an MVP in 2026?
Most MVP cost estimates are wrong by 10x. Here are the real numbers, broken down by scope, team type, and tech stack. From someone who has shipped production platforms at a fraction of agency rates.
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AI EngineeringMar 2, 2026 · 8 min read
AI Chatbot for Customer Support: Build vs Buy in 2026
Intercom, Zendesk AI, Freshdesk bots, or build your own? I deployed a system that handled 700K+ monthly interactions. Here's the actual decision framework.
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LeadershipMar 2, 2026 · 7 min read
What Does a Fractional CTO Actually Do? (Real Examples)
A fractional CTO is not a part-time software developer. Here's what the role actually covers, with real examples from client engagements, and how to know if you need one.
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AI EngineeringMar 1, 2026 · 9 min read
Prompt Engineering for Production: What Actually Works in 2026
Beyond "be specific." The real techniques for production AI systems: chain-of-thought, structured outputs, prompt versioning, and confidence scoring. Based on going from 72% to 96.2% accuracy.
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AI EngineeringMar 2, 2026 · 8 min read
5 AI Integration Mistakes That Kill Your SaaS Product
Most AI integrations fail silently. These five mistakes, from treating LLMs as deterministic APIs to shipping raw prompts into application code, are the ones I see most often in production systems.
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ProductMar 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Should You Build an MVP or a Full Product? A Founder's Guide
The wrong answer wastes six months. A practical decision framework for founders covering validation stage, budget, buyer type, and execution speed. Includes a real case study.
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HiringMar 2, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Hire an AI Engineer in 2026: What Founders Get Wrong
Most founders evaluate AI engineers on the wrong signals. What skills actually matter, portfolio red flags to watch for, questions to ask in interviews, and what to pay.
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ProductMar 2, 2026 · 9 min read
SaaS MVP Checklist: 23 Things You Must Do Before Launch
Auth, payments, error handling, monitoring, analytics, legal, email, onboarding. The complete pre-launch checklist with specific tools and exactly why each item matters.
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AI EngineeringMar 2, 2026 · 7 min read
Why Your AI Chatbot Sucks (And How to Fix It in a Week)
6 reasons AI chatbots fail in production: bad prompts, no context, hallucinations, retrieval problems, wrong model choice, no evaluation. Each with a concrete fix.
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