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Write-ups of things that were built and then measured, including the ones where the measurement came back against me. Each post names the project, the number, and the file the number was read from.

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How I Built This Entire Portfolio + Game World in 1 Day with AI
Feb 22, 2026 · 7 min read · AI, Next.js, Case Study
Archived, February 2026. Brief to deployment in a single day: a Next.js 16 portfolio with a 2D multiplayer game world, 5 career zones and 15+ mini-games. That world was retired in July 2026 and the post-mortem is public; this is how it was built, and what one day of speed cost later.
I Built a Claude Code Plugin in 2 Days. Here's What Agentic Development Actually Looks Like
Feb 15, 2026 · 6 min read · AI, Claude Code, Development
Forget the hype. Here's what it actually feels like to build production software with an AI agent as your dev partner, based on real projects at Lift Legal Marketing.
AI Automation Is Already Here, and I'm Using It Every Day
Feb 10, 2026 · 6 min read · AI, Automation, Web Development
Forget the predictions. AI automation isn't coming; it is already reshaping how I build web applications, manage client projects, and deliver at speeds that weren't possible two years ago.
WordPress to Next.js: A Real-World Migration Playbook
Jan 28, 2026 · 9 min read · Migration, WordPress, Next.js
I'm about to migrate 20+ WordPress sites to Next.js for Lift Legal Marketing. Here's the battle-tested playbook I'm using: practical steps, real code, and hard-won lessons.

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4 posts on agentic development, AI automation and how this site was built. Each one opens as a file in the editor.

Tags: AI, Automation, Case Study, Claude Code, Development, Migration, Next.js, Web Development, WordPress

How I Built This Entire Portfolio + Game World in 1 Day with AI

2026-02-22 · 7 min read

Archived, February 2026. Brief to deployment in a single day: a Next.js 16 portfolio with a 2D multiplayer game world, 5 career zones and 15+ mini-games. That world was retired in July 2026 and the post-mortem is public; this is how it was built, and what one day of speed cost later.

AINext.jsCase Study

I Built a Claude Code Plugin in 2 Days. Here's What Agentic Development Actually Looks Like

2026-02-15 · 6 min read

Forget the hype. Here's what it actually feels like to build production software with an AI agent as your dev partner, based on real projects at Lift Legal Marketing.

AIClaude CodeDevelopment

AI Automation Is Already Here, and I'm Using It Every Day

2026-02-10 · 6 min read

Forget the predictions. AI automation isn't coming; it is already reshaping how I build web applications, manage client projects, and deliver at speeds that weren't possible two years ago.

AIAutomationWeb Development

WordPress to Next.js: A Real-World Migration Playbook

2026-01-28 · 9 min read

I'm about to migrate 20+ WordPress sites to Next.js for Lift Legal Marketing. Here's the battle-tested playbook I'm using: practical steps, real code, and hard-won lessons.

MigrationWordPressNext.js