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How I shipped 3 apps in a month and built the tool that made it possible
Building in Public
Apr 7, 2026

How I shipped 3 apps in a month and built the tool that made it possible

I left my job, shipped 3 apps to the App Store in one month solo, then turned the system into a product. Here's exactly how.

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Boaz
8 min read
App QA with AI: ADB + Spec-First catches 90% of production bugs
AI Engineering
Apr 4, 2026

App QA with AI: ADB + Spec-First catches 90% of production bugs

The key to app QA automation isn't ADB — it's Spec-First. Define the errors first, then let AI generate ADB scripts mechanically. Catches 90% of production bugs.

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Boaz
8 min read
Claude Code: "Using it well" means delegating more
AI Engineering
Mar 30, 2026

Claude Code: "Using it well" means delegating more

Using Claude Code well means delegating more. Like managing an assistant — you need delegation frameworks and memory management. Here's the system.

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Boaz
8 min read
Why you shouldn't give AI a Playwright MCP
AI Engineering
Mar 7, 2026

Why you shouldn't give AI a Playwright MCP

Give an AI agent a browser and tokens vanish instantly. A single Playwright MCP click costs 12,891 chars of context. How Vercel solved this problem.

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Boaz
8 min read
AI coding means your testing strategy needs to change
AI Engineering
Mar 21, 2026

AI coding means your testing strategy needs to change

Pyramid → Trophy → Hourglass. When AI writes code, test writing cost approaches zero. The old integration-focused strategy breaks down. Maximize both ends: Static + Mock E2E.

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Boaz
8 min read
What I'm building as an AI Product Engineer in 2026
AI Engineering
Mar 4, 2026

What I'm building as an AI Product Engineer in 2026

Implementation got dramatically easier with AI agents. Our role is shifting — from writing code to designing the structures code gets written into.

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Boaz
8 min read
Save 80% tokens: use CDP instead of MCP
AI Engineering
Feb 14, 2026

Save 80% tokens: use CDP instead of MCP

Chrome DevTools Protocol cuts token usage by 80% compared to MCP. Use the same protocol that DevTools uses internally to talk to the browser.

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Boaz
8 min read
Inside claude-mem: the architecture of cross-session AI memory
AI Engineering
Jan 31, 2026

Inside claude-mem: the architecture of cross-session AI memory

A memory system that auto-records every Claude Code session, compresses with AI, and injects context into future sessions. Here's how it works inside.

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Boaz
8 min read
AI does all the coding now — how far should you delegate?
AI Engineering
Dec 20, 2025

AI does all the coding now — how far should you delegate?

AI can write most of the code now. The real question is where to draw the line. Only delegate what you already understand.

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Boaz
8 min read
Developer career: new coordinates in the AI era
Career
Dec 15, 2025

Developer career: new coordinates in the AI era

A 4-year dev got laid off. Not a performance issue — the whole team was cut. The career map has changed. Here's what the new coordinates look like.

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Boaz
8 min read
3 learning tips from a 4-year frontend engineer
Career
Oct 4, 2025

3 learning tips from a 4-year frontend engineer

I had the wrong system. A 4-year frontend engineer shares what actually works: skip-based learning, docs philosophy, and open source tracing.

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Boaz
8 min read
Will AI replace frontend engineers?
AI Engineering
Jun 10, 2025

Will AI replace frontend engineers?

I tested Google Jules (AI Agent) on real frontend tasks. Here's what it can do, what it can't, and what frontend engineers should focus on.

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Boaz
8 min read
Why engineers should think like product
Product Engineering
May 4, 2025

Why engineers should think like product

Better decisions start from the product, not the technology. Two real cases where product-first thinking changed the outcome.

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Boaz
8 min read
Why I joined PEC
Community
May 4, 2025

Why I joined PEC

I was optimizing for the wrong thing. A shift from career-focused to product-focused thinking, and why I joined PEC.

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Boaz
8 min read
Why we start with culture
Community
May 2, 2025

Why we start with culture

We wrote the manifesto before the first line of code. Culture isn't a nice-to-have — it's the operating system.

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Boaz
8 min read