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I Vibe Coded a Production App. The Fun Part Ended When It Had to Work.

I used AI agents to build a real app. Vibe coding worked, but production exposed a problem: the code could grow faster than I understood it.

16 Aug 2026 · 9 min read
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Shorter things I worked out.

Whatever I figured out that week, written down before I forget it. Lower bar, same honesty.

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