Field notes
The build log
Notes on what actually happens when you build software with an AI pair programmer — the wins, the dead ends, and the prompts I’d write differently.
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The prompt I wish I’d written first for Nightwatch
A small change to how I described ‘anomaly’ cut false positives by half. Notes on specifying intent, not just format.
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Letting the agent be wrong on purpose
Building Taskwise taught me that a fast, visibly fallible plan beats a slow, confident one.
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Shipping PromptPilot in a weekend
What changed when I stopped treating the AI as an autocomplete and started treating it like a junior engineer with context.