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.
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.
Set expectations about what AI can and can't do. Share your personal journey, highlight how it's not fully magical, but absolutely empowering when used correctly.
Read Part 1Understanding my motivations for using AI in development and setting realistic expectations for what AI can and cannot do in a real-world project.
Read Part 2Introduce 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.
Read Part 3Guide 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.
Coming SoonExplore 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.
Coming SoonDive 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.
Coming SoonLearn how to use AI for writing tests, identifying bugs, and improving code quality. Share real examples of how AI helped solve tricky problems.
Coming SoonCover how AI can help with deployment configurations, environment setup, and getting your site live. Include troubleshooting common deployment issues.
Coming SoonBe honest about the failures, frustrations, and limitations. Share what you'd do differently and what surprised you about working with AI.
Coming SoonWrap up with reflections on where AI development is heading, your recommendations for others, and how to continue learning and growing in this space.
Coming SoonJoin me as I share the complete process of building a real website with AI tools. Learn from both successes and failures along the way.