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Notes on web development, AI-assisted coding, freelancing, and building custom software for factories.

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Manufacturing software9 Oct 20266 min read

Custom Software for Factories: What It Is, When You Need It, and Why AI Alone Can't Build It

What custom software for factories actually is, when it beats an ERP for small manufacturers, and why AI tools alone still can't build it without a real team.

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AI and development29 Sep 20266 min read

How AI Changed Software Development (From a Developer Who Ships With It Daily)

How AI changed software development in practice: what got faster, what got riskier, and why vibe coding still needs a developer who understands every line.

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Freelancing16 Sep 20267 min read

My First International Client: 3 Freelancing Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

My first international freelance client taught me hard lessons about payment terms, scope creep and underpricing. Here's what went wrong and what I do now.

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AI and development3 Sep 20267 min read

Learning to Code at 15, Before AI Could Write the Code for Me

I started learning to code at 15, before AI coding assistants existed. Here's what debugging the hard way taught me, and how I'd learn to code with AI today.

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Freelancing24 Aug 20265 min read

How I Earned My First ₹15,000 Freelancing as a Web Developer at 15

At 15, I earned ₹15,000 from my first three freelance web development projects and bought my first smartphone. Here's how it happened and my advice for teens.