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I Built Video Games, AI Agents, and Enterprise Systems in Days—Without Knowing the Code. AI Coding Isn't a Scam; It's the Revolution We Need.
What if I told you that the future of coding isn't about typing lines of syntax, but about whispering your vision to a machine and watching it come alive? Through vibe coding and AI agents, I built video games, enterprise systems, and an entire job-hunting empire—all without knowing the underlying code.
Tutorial: How to Agentically Code a RAG System
A step-by-step guide to building RAG systems using AI agents. Learn the prompting and oversight process for creating semantic search with embeddings, PG Vector, and LLMs.
I Let AI Build My Job Tracker—And It Almost Screwed Me Over
A tale of prompting pitfalls, unexpected keyword detours, and the power of course-correcting on the fly when building RAG systems with AI agents.
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