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Journal · Building with AI
Building software alongside AI
AI coding tools changed what one developer can attempt. They did not change what one developer can verify, and that gap is where most of the interesting problems now live.
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Writing in Building with AI
How I make my Claude Code Max limits last all week
An in-depth guide to Claude Code usage limits: session and weekly limits, prompt caching, effort, subagents, and the workflow that makes mine last all week.
Why cheaper AI models can cost more in Claude Code
Delegating coding tasks to cheaper models to save tokens backfired. Why cost per completed task matters more than cost per token in Claude Code.
AI-assisted development: where human oversight still matters
AI writes code faster than anyone can check it. Why review only counts if it can block a change, what it cannot catch, and what gets a person every time.
Building with multiple AI coding agents: what I've learned
Running several coding agents at once changes what one developer can attempt, but not what one developer can verify. That gap is where the problems live.
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- AI & Business How artificial intelligence is changing the way small and medium-sized companies actually operate, beyond the conference stage and the pilot that never shipped.
- AI Agents Designing and implementing practical AI agents for business operations, including the parts that go wrong, and the approval steps that keep them safe.
- Entrepreneurship What operating a real company teaches you about customers, cash flow, software, waste, and the gap between how a business is described and how it actually runs.
- Future of Work What happens to roles and judgement when intelligent systems take on more of the operational load, seen from inside a small business, not a think tank.