Nick Mason
@nmason.nz
🛠️ Laravel Tinkerer
Dream it, build it, debug it, repeat.
🌐 Web App Maker
Bringing ideas to life one line of code at a time.
🎩 Director @ Urban Lightbulb
Making bright ideas shine brighter since 2019.
📍 Christchurch, NZ
Building in a cool place.
Dream it, build it, debug it, repeat.
🌐 Web App Maker
Bringing ideas to life one line of code at a time.
🎩 Director @ Urban Lightbulb
Making bright ideas shine brighter since 2019.
📍 Christchurch, NZ
Building in a cool place.
Day 4: The Build Diary of a SaaS
The profile page is working entirely written using AI. So... accomplished that... now, I'm going to rewrite it myself.
I'm concerned if people are developing entire apps just by "vibing" and not doing code reviews. The code, yes it works, but it's atrocious.
The profile page is working entirely written using AI. So... accomplished that... now, I'm going to rewrite it myself.
I'm concerned if people are developing entire apps just by "vibing" and not doing code reviews. The code, yes it works, but it's atrocious.
May 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Day 4: The Build Diary of a SaaS
The profile page is working entirely written using AI. So... accomplished that... now, I'm going to rewrite it myself.
I'm concerned if people are developing entire apps just by "vibing" and not doing code reviews. The code, yes it works, but it's atrocious.
The profile page is working entirely written using AI. So... accomplished that... now, I'm going to rewrite it myself.
I'm concerned if people are developing entire apps just by "vibing" and not doing code reviews. The code, yes it works, but it's atrocious.
Day 3: The Build Diary of a SaaS
Right. So I have spent now 6 hours creating a profile page using AI. This would usually take me 1.5 hours to custom design and put everything in place - and I'm still going 1 step forward, 2 steps back with the AI.
To the drawing board for new techniques.
Right. So I have spent now 6 hours creating a profile page using AI. This would usually take me 1.5 hours to custom design and put everything in place - and I'm still going 1 step forward, 2 steps back with the AI.
To the drawing board for new techniques.
May 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Day 3: The Build Diary of a SaaS
Right. So I have spent now 6 hours creating a profile page using AI. This would usually take me 1.5 hours to custom design and put everything in place - and I'm still going 1 step forward, 2 steps back with the AI.
To the drawing board for new techniques.
Right. So I have spent now 6 hours creating a profile page using AI. This would usually take me 1.5 hours to custom design and put everything in place - and I'm still going 1 step forward, 2 steps back with the AI.
To the drawing board for new techniques.
Day 2: The Build Diary of a SaaS
learnings:
- Sonnet 3.7 seems to be most reliable in windsurf IDE
- It's like programming with the immaturity of a junior dev with the knowledge of a good intermediate
- TDD is important with AI, both pest/dusk testing
- Memory Banks + Task management is key
learnings:
- Sonnet 3.7 seems to be most reliable in windsurf IDE
- It's like programming with the immaturity of a junior dev with the knowledge of a good intermediate
- TDD is important with AI, both pest/dusk testing
- Memory Banks + Task management is key
May 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Day 2: The Build Diary of a SaaS
learnings:
- Sonnet 3.7 seems to be most reliable in windsurf IDE
- It's like programming with the immaturity of a junior dev with the knowledge of a good intermediate
- TDD is important with AI, both pest/dusk testing
- Memory Banks + Task management is key
learnings:
- Sonnet 3.7 seems to be most reliable in windsurf IDE
- It's like programming with the immaturity of a junior dev with the knowledge of a good intermediate
- TDD is important with AI, both pest/dusk testing
- Memory Banks + Task management is key
Day 1: The Build Diary of a SaaS
I'm creating a SaaS app using as much AI tooling as I can to build the product and subsequent business. The goal: to work in my spare time and launch in 8 weeks.
Today: I've kicked off a brand new Laravel 12 install and started work on the app layout templates.
I'm creating a SaaS app using as much AI tooling as I can to build the product and subsequent business. The goal: to work in my spare time and launch in 8 weeks.
Today: I've kicked off a brand new Laravel 12 install and started work on the app layout templates.
May 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Day 1: The Build Diary of a SaaS
I'm creating a SaaS app using as much AI tooling as I can to build the product and subsequent business. The goal: to work in my spare time and launch in 8 weeks.
Today: I've kicked off a brand new Laravel 12 install and started work on the app layout templates.
I'm creating a SaaS app using as much AI tooling as I can to build the product and subsequent business. The goal: to work in my spare time and launch in 8 weeks.
Today: I've kicked off a brand new Laravel 12 install and started work on the app layout templates.