Working through the details, together
A concrete decision from Timetrack shows how I make technical tradeoffs understandable, check the result, and keep you involved in a build.
01Something concrete to talk through
When we work together, I want you to be able to question a recommendation without needing to read the code first. A small example from Timetrack shows what that conversation can be about: should a short manual entry disappear from a summary just because automated sessions ran longer?
Timetrack turns recorded AI sessions and manual entries into reports. A check in the project puts a fifteen-minute manual entry beside ten long agent sessions and makes sure all eleven entries remain available to the summary. Duration alone doesn't tell us which work matters to the reader.
02Connect the decision to a check
A repeatable test checks that the short manual entry stays in the summary's starting data. It checks behavior a person would notice: whether their work remains visible as the records move through the system.
This is the kind of evidence we can review together: what should happen, a concrete example, and a check that would catch the wrong result. You can change your mind about the requirement while the consequences are still easy to discuss.
03Be clear about where AI fits
I used AI assistance while building Timetrack, including how session records are organized and updated. I remain responsible for deciding which information belongs in a report and checking that it survives each step.
When we work on your app, we can use AI to explore and implement a change while keeping those decisions understandable. I'll explain the proposed behavior and what we've checked. If you want to use the tools yourself, we can work through the same task together.
04Bring the part you're unsure about
It might be a number that doesn't look right, a user flow that feels awkward, or a feature you're not sure you need. We can start there, make the choices concrete, and work out the next useful step. No finished specification required.
Tell me what you're working on →05Continue exploring
Explore the decisions behind my product work, or use the guides at Full Stack Technologies. If you'd like to work through your own project together, tell me where you're starting.
- Explore my product work
- At FST: build with me
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- At FST: prompts and when to use them
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