CUSTOM SOFTWARE & ARCHITECTURE GUIDES
Bespoke web development, build vs buy, microservices, real-time apps, and what custom actually costs in 2026. For founders past the no-code phase.
Vibe coding to production: what survives contact with real users
Vibe coding is fine for spikes. Production needs ownership, review, and a stop rule. How we ship AI-assisted work at Seahawk without demo theatre.
Building custom software with Claude in 2026: a working guide
How I ship custom software with Claude as the primary engineering collaborator in 2026. The workflow, the toolchain, and the decisions AI cannot make.
The Claude spec-driven workflow for shipping software
My exact workflow for building software with Claude. Brainstorm to spec to implementation, with the gates that catch failures early.
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