AI Development Series

How I Built MiniBreaks.io With AI

A comprehensive 10-part series documenting my journey of building a complete website using AI tools. Learn from real-world experience, challenges, and practical solutions.

Series Overview

Follow along as I document every step of building MiniBreaks.io with AI assistance. From initial concept to final deployment, learn the real challenges and solutions.

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Choosing Your Tools & Setting Up

Introduce the minimal set of tools needed: ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot/Cursor, and Hugging Face. Walk readers through creating a GitHub account and setting up their first repository, even if they're non-engineers.

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Crafting Your Idea & MVP with AI

Guide readers through brainstorming ideas with AI and defining a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Show how to prompt AI to focus on what matters most. Homework: Write down your MVP in one paragraph.

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Designing Your UI/UX with AI

Explore how to use AI for wireframing, generating page layouts, and writing user-facing copy. Homework: Draw or describe your main page's layout based on AI suggestions.

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Writing Code with AI Assistance

Dive into the actual coding process with AI. Cover best practices for prompting, code review, debugging, and maintaining quality while letting AI do the heavy lifting.

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Testing & Debugging with AI

Learn how to use AI for writing tests, identifying bugs, and improving code quality. Share real examples of how AI helped solve tricky problems.

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Deployment & Going Live

Cover how AI can help with deployment configurations, environment setup, and getting your site live. Include troubleshooting common deployment issues.

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Lessons Learned & What Didn't Work

Be honest about the failures, frustrations, and limitations. Share what you'd do differently and what surprised you about working with AI.

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The Future of AI-Assisted Development

Wrap up with reflections on where AI development is heading, your recommendations for others, and how to continue learning and growing in this space.

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Ready to Start Your AI Journey?

Join me as I share the complete process of building a real website with AI tools. Learn from both successes and failures along the way.