Ship With AI
Alessandro Magionami, Manuel Salvatore MartoneWe write about how Software Engineers can start shipping their side projects by removing blockers from "Idea" to "First User" with AI.
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84% of Devs Use AI. 29% Trust It. Here's How to Close the Gap.
We shipped nine side projects last year. Four got users, five didn't.
The five that failed? We trusted the agents, the tests passed, deploys were green. The URLs were live.. nobody showed up.
The four that worked? We didn't trust the agen...
Your Context Is the New API Key: Why Single-File Projects Win in 2026
Last month we shipped a harness. Two weeks ago we shipped a pre-flight checklist. Last week we shipped a steering loop. Every edition assumes the same thing: that your agent can read your project.
We were wrong to assume that.
Last Saturd...
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This week's five ideas share a single root cause: the data you need to make a good decision simply doesn't exist yet, and no platform is going to build it for you. Three of the ideas were pulled directly from Airbnb host communitie...
How One Side Project Teaches You The 2026 Engineering Job
On April 30 at 7:34am, we posted a Note.
Eight short lines on Substack. Less than a minute to type. Here's the whole thing:
"AI won't eliminate engineering jobs, but it's rewriting the job description. The new skill isn't writing code....
4 questions that tell you if your side project is ready for a real user
We shipped /autopilot two weeks ago.
We shipped /factory last week.
This Saturday we ran both on a fresh side project. The URL went live at 6:30pm. The CLAUDE.md got one new rule appended. The FIRST-USER message draft sat ready in t...
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Hey there! I'm Alessandro, a software engineer with seven years of experience. The opportunity to lead and inspire others truly sets my soul on fire. I aim to share my insights, experiences, and lessons learned through my newsletter.
Hey! I'm Manuel, a seasoned software engineer with more than 23 years of experience. The opportunity to help & inspire others is what gets me out of bed every morning, full of energy.. I aim to share everything I learned through my newsletter.
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