Isaac Flath
@isaac-flath.bsky.social
R & D @ Answer.ai
Currently working on: gallery.fastht.ml | https://fh-frankenui.answer.ai | solveit.fast.ai | https://tryvirgil.com/
Currently working on: gallery.fastht.ml | https://fh-frankenui.answer.ai | solveit.fast.ai | https://tryvirgil.com/
Using Alpine.js in Python frameworks like Air, Fasthtml, or Dash often means you end up writing code in strings
Writing code inside a string is a terrible dev experience and hard to maintain. But I also kinda hate jinja TBH
Writing code inside a string is a terrible dev experience and hard to maintain. But I also kinda hate jinja TBH
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Using Alpine.js in Python frameworks like Air, Fasthtml, or Dash often means you end up writing code in strings
Writing code inside a string is a terrible dev experience and hard to maintain. But I also kinda hate jinja TBH
Writing code inside a string is a terrible dev experience and hard to maintain. But I also kinda hate jinja TBH
This week I was fixing some basic and classic async problems: a "processing" pill that never updated to "complete." Blech.
Read the details from my new newsletter 👇
isaacflath.com/newsletter/2
Read the details from my new newsletter 👇
isaacflath.com/newsletter/2
Async Background Tasks - Newsletter
Hey this is Isaac,
This week I was fixing some basic and classic async problems: a
isaacflath.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This week I was fixing some basic and classic async problems: a "processing" pill that never updated to "complete." Blech.
Read the details from my new newsletter 👇
isaacflath.com/newsletter/2
Read the details from my new newsletter 👇
isaacflath.com/newsletter/2
Faced a classic async UI bug: a "processing" pill didn't update
I used AI to brainstorm to get 4 patterns (I chose self-polling pill)
AI is good at giving common patterns fast so I can spend more time on decisions and considering less obvious options
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/using-an-...
I used AI to brainstorm to get 4 patterns (I chose self-polling pill)
AI is good at giving common patterns fast so I can spend more time on decisions and considering less obvious options
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/using-an-...
Using an AI Assistant to Brainstorm
I ran into a classic background task UI problem in my app this week.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Faced a classic async UI bug: a "processing" pill didn't update
I used AI to brainstorm to get 4 patterns (I chose self-polling pill)
AI is good at giving common patterns fast so I can spend more time on decisions and considering less obvious options
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/using-an-...
I used AI to brainstorm to get 4 patterns (I chose self-polling pill)
AI is good at giving common patterns fast so I can spend more time on decisions and considering less obvious options
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/using-an-...
AI demos often get stuck in "Proof of Concept Purgatory" by jumping to agents too early.
Hugo shares a framework for building AI products, by progressing through the "agentic spectrum" iteratively , starting with augmented LLMs and workflows
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/stop-buil...
Hugo shares a framework for building AI products, by progressing through the "agentic spectrum" iteratively , starting with augmented LLMs and workflows
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/stop-buil...
Stop Building AI Agents... And Start Building Smarter AI Workflows
I was excited to host Hugo in our course for a talk.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
October 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
AI demos often get stuck in "Proof of Concept Purgatory" by jumping to agents too early.
Hugo shares a framework for building AI products, by progressing through the "agentic spectrum" iteratively , starting with augmented LLMs and workflows
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/stop-buil...
Hugo shares a framework for building AI products, by progressing through the "agentic spectrum" iteratively , starting with augmented LLMs and workflows
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/stop-buil...
AI Assisted Coding Cohort 1 just ended and feedback is coming in. Really happy to hear V1 was beneficial to so many people ❤️
Feedback also means huge improvements coming for cohort 2 😁
I still have quite a lot to add, but I'm adding reviews here!
isaacflath.com/course/elit...
Feedback also means huge improvements coming for cohort 2 😁
I still have quite a lot to add, but I'm adding reviews here!
isaacflath.com/course/elit...
Elite AI Assisted Coding - Transform Your Development Workflow
Learn to build better software and learn more with LLMs and AI agents.
isaacflath.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
AI Assisted Coding Cohort 1 just ended and feedback is coming in. Really happy to hear V1 was beneficial to so many people ❤️
Feedback also means huge improvements coming for cohort 2 😁
I still have quite a lot to add, but I'm adding reviews here!
isaacflath.com/course/elit...
Feedback also means huge improvements coming for cohort 2 😁
I still have quite a lot to add, but I'm adding reviews here!
isaacflath.com/course/elit...
Learn from Open Hands, a powerful open-source async agent platform, about how to build your own agents and how their agent SDK helps.
maven.com/p/0fe39a/op...
maven.com/p/0fe39a/op...
OpenHands: AI software development agent platform
OpenHands (and All Hands, the company behind it) set to push the envelope with an agentic software development platform, all while remaining fully committed to their open-source origins.
maven.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Learn from Open Hands, a powerful open-source async agent platform, about how to build your own agents and how their agent SDK helps.
maven.com/p/0fe39a/op...
maven.com/p/0fe39a/op...
RAG is how you use search to gives users what they need.
My new RAG course just launched, I hope to see you there!
My new RAG course just launched, I hope to see you there!
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
RAG is how you use search to gives users what they need.
My new RAG course just launched, I hope to see you there!
My new RAG course just launched, I hope to see you there!
I love hearing feedback like this about the new RAG course ❤️
To learn more about the course go here: elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/learn-rag...
To learn more about the course go here: elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/learn-rag...
October 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I love hearing feedback like this about the new RAG course ❤️
To learn more about the course go here: elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/learn-rag...
To learn more about the course go here: elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/learn-rag...
80% of users won’t look past the top 5 results. If those results are bad, they leave.
I just launched a RAG course, here’s a post on what you'll learn and why the concepts matter in modern AI systems
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/learn-rag...
I just launched a RAG course, here’s a post on what you'll learn and why the concepts matter in modern AI systems
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/learn-rag...
Learn RAG: Build Search That Works
Search isn’t magic. It’s engineering. 80% of users won’t look past the top 5 results. If those results are bad, they leave.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
80% of users won’t look past the top 5 results. If those results are bad, they leave.
I just launched a RAG course, here’s a post on what you'll learn and why the concepts matter in modern AI systems
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/learn-rag...
I just launched a RAG course, here’s a post on what you'll learn and why the concepts matter in modern AI systems
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/learn-rag...
Building in prior version rollback for AI agents is a pain (code and db).
Neon’s new snapshots API solves this.
Save a complete snapshot of your db, schema, and data with each agent turn. It's efficiently done with copy-on-write vs full copies too.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/build-che...
Neon’s new snapshots API solves this.
Save a complete snapshot of your db, schema, and data with each agent turn. It's efficiently done with copy-on-write vs full copies too.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/build-che...
Build Checkpoints for Your Agent with Neon Snapshots
If you build apps with an AI agent, you probably want a way to go back in time to prior agent turns.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
October 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Building in prior version rollback for AI agents is a pain (code and db).
Neon’s new snapshots API solves this.
Save a complete snapshot of your db, schema, and data with each agent turn. It's efficiently done with copy-on-write vs full copies too.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/build-che...
Neon’s new snapshots API solves this.
Save a complete snapshot of your db, schema, and data with each agent turn. It's efficiently done with copy-on-write vs full copies too.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/build-che...
I used AI to turn a hacky prototype into a full app in one day and understood every line of code
This workflow is for using AI to map out a plan, make architectural decisions, implement features step-by-step. And I code and refactor where it matters
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/using-ai-...
This workflow is for using AI to map out a plan, make architectural decisions, implement features step-by-step. And I code and refactor where it matters
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/using-ai-...
Using AI For Real Projects and Decisions
I had an idea, and a hacky prototype I wanted to build.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I used AI to turn a hacky prototype into a full app in one day and understood every line of code
This workflow is for using AI to map out a plan, make architectural decisions, implement features step-by-step. And I code and refactor where it matters
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/using-ai-...
This workflow is for using AI to map out a plan, make architectural decisions, implement features step-by-step. And I code and refactor where it matters
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/using-ai-...
Code with AI smarter, not harder ⚡
This free 100+ page book is packed with pro-tips, step-by-step guides, and solutions to accelerate your workflow.
Get your copy 👇
maven.com/p/aa2670/ti...
This free 100+ page book is packed with pro-tips, step-by-step guides, and solutions to accelerate your workflow.
Get your copy 👇
maven.com/p/aa2670/ti...
Tips, Guides, and Answered Questions by Eleanor Berger and Isaac Flath on Maven
Over 100 pages of answered questions, guides, and tips and tricks from Isaac
Flath and Eleanor Berger!
maven.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Code with AI smarter, not harder ⚡
This free 100+ page book is packed with pro-tips, step-by-step guides, and solutions to accelerate your workflow.
Get your copy 👇
maven.com/p/aa2670/ti...
This free 100+ page book is packed with pro-tips, step-by-step guides, and solutions to accelerate your workflow.
Get your copy 👇
maven.com/p/aa2670/ti...
AI suggested a dependency I didn't understand. Instead of accepting or rejecting, I asked why
The debate and research taught me more about my async stack than a tutorial ever could
AI suggestions are opportunities to learn
Details + more examples 👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/i-argue-w...
The debate and research taught me more about my async stack than a tutorial ever could
AI suggestions are opportunities to learn
Details + more examples 👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/i-argue-w...
I Argue With My AI Pair Programmer, and It Makes My Code Better
Sometimes AI teaches me something and sometimes AI is a better rubber duck. Both are useful
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
AI suggested a dependency I didn't understand. Instead of accepting or rejecting, I asked why
The debate and research taught me more about my async stack than a tutorial ever could
AI suggestions are opportunities to learn
Details + more examples 👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/i-argue-w...
The debate and research taught me more about my async stack than a tutorial ever could
AI suggestions are opportunities to learn
Details + more examples 👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/i-argue-w...
Join us and more than 1,600 others next week as we dive into building a coding agent from scratch!
maven.com/p/b9a2df/bu...
maven.com/p/b9a2df/bu...
Build Your Own AI Coding Agent from Scratch
In the spirit of Feynman’s “What I cannot create, I do not understand,” this optional outtake from our course is a live mini-build: we’ll code a simple AI coding agent together to form a real mental model and better understand the tools we use. We’ll practice context management, clear specs, small steps, and interactive + structured flows. Join to watch — or hack along.
maven.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join us and more than 1,600 others next week as we dive into building a coding agent from scratch!
maven.com/p/b9a2df/bu...
maven.com/p/b9a2df/bu...
What happens when a whole engineering team learns to use AI together?
They build a common language & framework for prompts, context, tools, and automations. This mean effective collaboration, faster problem-solving, and code that is consistent across your team.
They build a common language & framework for prompts, context, tools, and automations. This mean effective collaboration, faster problem-solving, and code that is consistent across your team.
September 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What happens when a whole engineering team learns to use AI together?
They build a common language & framework for prompts, context, tools, and automations. This mean effective collaboration, faster problem-solving, and code that is consistent across your team.
They build a common language & framework for prompts, context, tools, and automations. This mean effective collaboration, faster problem-solving, and code that is consistent across your team.
GitHub's new Copilot CLI gives:
✅ Terminal agent interface like claude code, opencode, gemini CLI
✅ A more transparent and predictable "per-request" billing model
See how using it to create and use an MCP server went👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/github-co...
✅ Terminal agent interface like claude code, opencode, gemini CLI
✅ A more transparent and predictable "per-request" billing model
See how using it to create and use an MCP server went👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/github-co...
GitHub Copilot CLI Tool Review
Your Copilot subscription now comes with a dedicated terminal-based agent
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
GitHub's new Copilot CLI gives:
✅ Terminal agent interface like claude code, opencode, gemini CLI
✅ A more transparent and predictable "per-request" billing model
See how using it to create and use an MCP server went👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/github-co...
✅ Terminal agent interface like claude code, opencode, gemini CLI
✅ A more transparent and predictable "per-request" billing model
See how using it to create and use an MCP server went👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/github-co...
We ran an informal survey to find out what AI tools developers are using in their work
👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/ai-coding...
👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/ai-coding...
AI Coding Toolbox — Survey Results
What Developers Are Actually Using for AI Coding in 2025
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We ran an informal survey to find out what AI tools developers are using in their work
👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/ai-coding...
👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/ai-coding...
Want to truly understand how AI coding agents work? The best way is to build one.
Join us for a FREE live workshop where we'll code a simple AI agent from scratch.
Sign up here:
maven.com/p/b9a2df/bu...
Join us for a FREE live workshop where we'll code a simple AI agent from scratch.
Sign up here:
maven.com/p/b9a2df/bu...
Build Your Own AI Coding Agent from Scratch
In the spirit of Feynman’s “What I cannot create, I do not understand,” this optional outtake from our course is a live mini-build: we’ll code a simple AI coding agent together to form a real mental model and better understand the tools we use. We’ll practice context management, clear specs, small steps, and interactive + structured flows. Join to watch — or hack along.
maven.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Want to truly understand how AI coding agents work? The best way is to build one.
Join us for a FREE live workshop where we'll code a simple AI agent from scratch.
Sign up here:
maven.com/p/b9a2df/bu...
Join us for a FREE live workshop where we'll code a simple AI agent from scratch.
Sign up here:
maven.com/p/b9a2df/bu...
I stopped building presentations manually.
My new workflow lets me focus on the story, not the mechanics. I can be more creative, try ideas and iterate on faster
The result is a better story, built faster, more enjoyably
Here's the process and details
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/a-better-...
My new workflow lets me focus on the story, not the mechanics. I can be more creative, try ideas and iterate on faster
The result is a better story, built faster, more enjoyably
Here's the process and details
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/a-better-...
A Better Way to Build Presentations
Creating presentations agnatically with AI
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I stopped building presentations manually.
My new workflow lets me focus on the story, not the mechanics. I can be more creative, try ideas and iterate on faster
The result is a better story, built faster, more enjoyably
Here's the process and details
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/a-better-...
My new workflow lets me focus on the story, not the mechanics. I can be more creative, try ideas and iterate on faster
The result is a better story, built faster, more enjoyably
Here's the process and details
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/a-better-...
The code shows 'what' but AI chat logs shows 'why.' ✍️
Raw chat logs are great context for making posts b/c they include key parts of the development process. False starts, mistakes, questions, decisions, etc.
How I turn that data dump into a post 👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/turning-a...
Raw chat logs are great context for making posts b/c they include key parts of the development process. False starts, mistakes, questions, decisions, etc.
How I turn that data dump into a post 👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/turning-a...
Coding Agent Log to Blog Post
Using stored chat history as context to create richer more complete blog posts drafts
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The code shows 'what' but AI chat logs shows 'why.' ✍️
Raw chat logs are great context for making posts b/c they include key parts of the development process. False starts, mistakes, questions, decisions, etc.
How I turn that data dump into a post 👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/turning-a...
Raw chat logs are great context for making posts b/c they include key parts of the development process. False starts, mistakes, questions, decisions, etc.
How I turn that data dump into a post 👇
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/turning-a...
I got a lot of questions about a recent post, here's my answers to the highlights of CLI scripts vs. MCP servers.
🔹 Do LLM APIs know how a tool was defined?
🔹 What are the real-world differences in token usage?
🔹 MCP or a CLI for your workflow?
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/llm-tool-...
🔹 Do LLM APIs know how a tool was defined?
🔹 What are the real-world differences in token usage?
🔹 MCP or a CLI for your workflow?
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/llm-tool-...
LLM Tool Architectures: Your Questions Answered
In the last post, we covered the three architectures for reusable LLM tools. That post prompted some great follow-up questions about the practical differences between these approaches, especially how using command-line (CLI) scripts as tools fits into the picture.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I got a lot of questions about a recent post, here's my answers to the highlights of CLI scripts vs. MCP servers.
🔹 Do LLM APIs know how a tool was defined?
🔹 What are the real-world differences in token usage?
🔹 MCP or a CLI for your workflow?
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/llm-tool-...
🔹 Do LLM APIs know how a tool was defined?
🔹 What are the real-world differences in token usage?
🔹 MCP or a CLI for your workflow?
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/llm-tool-...
I documented how I created a 74-second promo video draft for a new framework, air, in 30 minutes
How to stay in control of AI:
✅ Injecting human taste
✅ Correcting AI errors
✅ Improving code examples
✅ Syncing animations to music, and more.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/from-zero...
How to stay in control of AI:
✅ Injecting human taste
✅ Correcting AI errors
✅ Improving code examples
✅ Syncing animations to music, and more.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/from-zero...
From Zero to Promo Video in 30 Minutes with AI
How to retain creative control and direction over AI when you aren't writing much of the code
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I documented how I created a 74-second promo video draft for a new framework, air, in 30 minutes
How to stay in control of AI:
✅ Injecting human taste
✅ Correcting AI errors
✅ Improving code examples
✅ Syncing animations to music, and more.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/from-zero...
How to stay in control of AI:
✅ Injecting human taste
✅ Correcting AI errors
✅ Improving code examples
✅ Syncing animations to music, and more.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/from-zero...
How to add LLM to tools is an architectural decision.
I break down 3 main paths:
🔹 Direct SDKs
🔹 Higher-Level Libraries
🔹 MCP Servers
A guide on the trade-offs in control, speed, and portability
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/the-3-arc...
I break down 3 main paths:
🔹 Direct SDKs
🔹 Higher-Level Libraries
🔹 MCP Servers
A guide on the trade-offs in control, speed, and portability
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/the-3-arc...
The 3 Architectures for Reusable LLM Tools
How you define tools is an architectural choice with trade-offs between control, development speed, and portability.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
How to add LLM to tools is an architectural decision.
I break down 3 main paths:
🔹 Direct SDKs
🔹 Higher-Level Libraries
🔹 MCP Servers
A guide on the trade-offs in control, speed, and portability
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/the-3-arc...
I break down 3 main paths:
🔹 Direct SDKs
🔹 Higher-Level Libraries
🔹 MCP Servers
A guide on the trade-offs in control, speed, and portability
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/the-3-arc...
I've been using Warp more nnd more. Cursor's integrated terminal Cmd+K feature is nice, but Warp takes it further. And agent mode is great for quick stuff and keeps me from context switching
@intellectronica wrote deep-dive on Warp and its agent
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/warp-term...
@intellectronica wrote deep-dive on Warp and its agent
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/warp-term...
Warp
The Terminal Reimagined as an AI-Powered Coding Agent
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I've been using Warp more nnd more. Cursor's integrated terminal Cmd+K feature is nice, but Warp takes it further. And agent mode is great for quick stuff and keeps me from context switching
@intellectronica wrote deep-dive on Warp and its agent
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/warp-term...
@intellectronica wrote deep-dive on Warp and its agent
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/warp-term...
Use `trash` instead of `rm` for some peace of mind with agents.
It moves files to the recycle bin instead of permanently deleting them. It's a simple way to prevent catastrophic mistakes by an autonomous agent.
Here's how to configure it
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/use-trash...
It moves files to the recycle bin instead of permanently deleting them. It's a simple way to prevent catastrophic mistakes by an autonomous agent.
Here's how to configure it
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/use-trash...
Use `trash` Instead of `rm` for YOLO peace of mind
When working with AI coding agents in environments without explicit command approvals or sandboxes, file deletion commands pose a significant risk.
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Use `trash` instead of `rm` for some peace of mind with agents.
It moves files to the recycle bin instead of permanently deleting them. It's a simple way to prevent catastrophic mistakes by an autonomous agent.
Here's how to configure it
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/use-trash...
It moves files to the recycle bin instead of permanently deleting them. It's a simple way to prevent catastrophic mistakes by an autonomous agent.
Here's how to configure it
elite-ai-assisted-coding.dev/p/use-trash...