Ai Assisted Web Apps series

Jan 9, 2026 ·12 min read · vibe-coding , cursor , claude-code

How AI coding tools actually edit code: 6 truths from 4,000+ hours of building software

After 4,000+ hours of building software, the last stretch with Cursor, Claude Code, Aider, and Lovable, here is how AI coding tools actually edit code under the hood.

Jan 16, 2026 ·8 min read · cursor , fast-apply , diffs

Why AI coding tools rewrite full files instead of using diffs

Cursor fast apply, Morph, and Aider all converge: full-file rewrites beat diffs under 400 lines. Three reasons rooted in how language models work.

Feb 20, 2026 ·10 min read · aider , pagerank , tree-sitter

How Aider's repomap uses PageRank and tree-sitter to rank your codebase

Aider parses your repo with tree-sitter, builds a symbol graph, and runs PageRank to pick which files the LLM should see. Here is how it works.

Feb 27, 2026 ·9 min read · issues-md , claude-code , methodology

ISSUES.md as a learning log: a 78-issue tracker pattern for AI-built projects

ISSUES.md is a flat markdown bug tracker that doubles as a regression detector and training doc. The pattern that works after 78 closed entries.

Apr 21, 2026 ·9 min read · lovable , lovable-security , supabase

How to audit a Lovable app after the BOLA disclosure: a 6-hour rotation playbook

Lovable's April 2026 BOLA vulnerability exposed projects created before November 2025. Here is the audit checklist I ran on a client's Supabase-backed Lovable app, the 6-hour key rotation that followed, and the Chrome-extension SDK migration nobody warned us about.

Apr 23, 2026 ·8 min read · supabase , supabase-auth , supabase-publishable-key

Migrating to Supabase publishable keys broke my Chrome extension. Here is the fix.

Supabase's new sb_publishable_* keys return 401 when sent as raw apikey headers, and the JS SDK defaults to localStorage which a Manifest V3 Chrome extension cannot use. Here is the migration: deleting hand-rolled fetch wrappers, switching to @supabase/supabase-js, and the chrome.storage.local adapter that keeps sessions persistent.

Apr 28, 2026 ·10 min read · claude-code , claude-md , lovable

How I document AI-built projects: a CLAUDE.md, ISSUES.md, and prompts/ workflow

The four-part system I install on day one of every inherited Lovable, Cursor, or Claude Code project: CLAUDE.md template, ISSUES.md learning log, prompts/ folder, two-AI workflow.

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