A tribe of pro AI builders
Stop building toys. Start shipping tools.
The AI app builders sell you a shortcut. We hand you the real tools, the ones professional developers use every day, and show you how to use them without cutting yourself.
Building for a company? We'll run the hosting, security and testing for you.
- Job
- Customer portal for a 40-person HVAC company
- Built with
- Claude Code, Laravel, GitHub
- Scope
- 3 features.
14 features.Cut 11, parked 4 for v2. - Checks
- 212 tests passing CI green · staging signed off
- Status
- Shipped · v1.0
Toys vs. tools
The shortcut gets you a demo. The trade gets you a product.
AI writes code fast. Whether that code turns into a product depends on everything around it: scope, version control, tests, reviews, releases. That's the trade we teach.
| The job | The toy way | The pro way |
|---|---|---|
| Where the code lives | Your own Git repo. You own it, you can move it, anyone can work on it | |
| Deciding what to build | A one-page spec, a backlog, and a clear "not now" list | |
| Knowing it works | Automated tests that run on every change | |
| Going live | CI/CD to staging, then production, with a one-command rollback | |
| When the AI breaks something | Find out from a failing test, five minutes later |
The training
Six tracks. Every one of them is a habit professionals actually use.
Product Management
Measure twice
Write the spec before the prompt. User stories, acceptance criteria, and a roadmap that fits on one page.
Scope & Feature Creep
Cut to the line
Your AI says yes to everything. Learn to say "not now", and keep a parking lot so good ideas don't get lost.
Testing & Quality
Test the joint
Unit, feature and end-to-end tests, and how to make the AI write them first and pass them second.
Shipping with AI
Set the pace
Small batches, tight loops, real reviews. Use AI speed to deliver value, not just more code.
Pro Tooling
Know your tools
Git, GitHub, your terminal, a real editor, issue trackers, CI. The same setup a dev team uses.
Security & Operations
Lock the shop
Secrets, backups, updates, monitoring. The boring work that keeps a business app alive.
On the bench
Start with these
The One-Page Spec
Write the plan before the prompt. A one-page template that keeps you and your AI focused on the three things that matter.
Beginner · 9 min read
The Parking Lot: Saying "Not Now" to Feature Creep
Every feature is code you have to keep forever. Three questions, one rule and a weekly ritual to stop scope creep.
Beginner · 7 min read
Git Is Your Undo Button
Branch, review, commit, revert. The version-control loop that makes every AI change safe to try.
Beginner · 10 min read
Make the AI Write the Test First
Turn acceptance criteria into automated tests, and stop your AI from "fixing" tests by deleting them.
Intermediate · 12 min read
Small Batches at AI Speed
AI writes code ten times faster than you can understand it. Use small batches to turn that speed into real value.
Intermediate · 8 min read
CI in an Afternoon with GitHub Actions
Run your tests on every push, block broken pull requests, and add the checks professional teams rely on.
Intermediate · 14 min read
The Shop Floor
Work next to people who ship.
The members-only forum is where you post your spec and get it cut down, ask why your tests are flaky, share a deploy setup, or get a second opinion before you show something to your boss.
- ■ Spec reviews: "What should I cut?"
- ■ Code and architecture second opinions
- ■ Testing, CI and deployment help
- ■ Show & tell: real apps running real businesses
Booking app for my wife's salon: is 5 features too many for v1?
Claude keeps "fixing" my tests by deleting the assertions
My first GitHub Actions pipeline: roast it
Example threads.
Two ways in
Pick your bench.
Pro membership
$100/ month
Cancel any time. No contract.
For builders doing the work themselves, on their own product or inside the company they work for.
- ✓The full training library: product management, scope, testing, shipping, tooling, security
- ✓The Shop Floor: members-only forum with other pro builders
- ✓Spec and code reviews from experienced developers
- ✓Monthly live office hours and teardown sessions
- ✓Starter repos, CI templates and checklists you can copy
Create your account, then check out securely with Stripe.
Business plan
Let's talk
Priced to your app and your team.
You keep building. We take care of the parts that need a professional on call.
- ✓Production hosting, deployments and backups
- ✓Security hardening, patching and monitoring
- ✓Maintenance: dependency updates, bug triage, uptime
- ✓Testing: we build and run the suite that guards your app
- ✓Pro membership included for your builders