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How I Built a Full-Stack App in 6 Days with the Help of AI

January 16 / Nemanja Petrovic
Building an app with AI feels easy - until real users arrive. I shipped an MVP in 6 days using Claude Code, but "clean" AI code hid major performance pitfalls. From N+1 queries to broken responsive design, this is why a decade of engineering experience remains the ultimate superpower when building with AI.