I got carried away coding

Lost track of time building with my AI assistants

December 17, 2025

The last time I sent you a newsletter was in August, 4 months ago.

Sorry for being so quiet. I've been actively coding with my crew of AI assistants.

My Current AI Coding Stack

First, let me update you on the tools I'm currently using: VS Code is my IDE of choice. I have installed the Claude and OpenAI extensions, as well as GitHub Copilot.

I don't use Lovable (which would cost orders of magnitude more). Sometimes I'm still using Replit.com for small projects, but I honestly preferred their previous developer-first Cloud IDE interface. Now they force you to start every project with the AI assistant, which doesn't make sense for simple Python projects.

I pay $20 per month for Claude Pro, which I exclusively use for coding. (I've also subscribed to Raycast.com, which offers me access to all frontier models for $16 per month. I use Raycast for all non-coding queries.) If I need to use Codex by OpenAI, I connect the API key since I cancelled my ChatGPT subscription a few months ago when I switched to Raycast. I use Claude Code for the most demanding jobs and fall back to GitHub Copilot (I’m on the legacy $100 annual plan) for mundane agentic tasks.

I'm also using Traycer.ai for planning or review purposes (generous free tier), and I occasionally use kilo.ai when they offer free access to a stealth model. A few weeks ago, I download Google’s VS Code fork, Antigravity, which also offers generous free access to Google Gemini 3 Pro and Claude Sonnet 4.5.

So overall I spend $20 (Claude Pro) + $16 (Raycast) + $8.33(Github Copilot) = $44.33 per month for LLM access (and the occasional cents on OpenAI via the API).

What I’ve shipped since we last spoke

I’ve deeply incorporated AI coding in my daily practice, using it for competitive research, data analysis, interactive tools for lead generation and of course the AI Jingle Maker, my SaaS side-hustle.

Testimonial Collection App

I wanted to add a Wall Of Love to the AI Jingle Maker by collecting video and text testimonials, so I created my own tool to send testimonial requests, validate and publish them. The app generates a standalone Wall Of Love as well as multiple embed options.

I can easily edit and organize my testimonials

Content Gating App

I'm using content gating to generate leads for multiple clients. So instead of always adding custom code to my client websites, I've created a dedicated micro SaaS, which I released yesterday as a public product: easygating.com

It enables you to quickly gate access to a specific section of your site (e.g. ⁠/blog/*) and display a subscription pop-up after a certain scrolling percentage. Submissions are saved in the app and can also be forwarded to another tool via Zapier, Make, or n8n.

You can customize the text, font and colour, configure scrolling % and gating rules. Then you simply paste a script in the HEAD section of your site.

It's free to try for up to 50 impressions. Then the premium tier is $79 for lifetime access. I'm using Paddle for billing.

Free Creative Tools

I’ve shipped a collection of free tools available on the AI Jingle Maker Website, now ranking for long tail queries on Google and ChatGPT.

Free DJ Drops for radio stations and parties

Other projects

I recently revamped 4 WordPress sites, transforming them into fully custom Flask web apps deployed on Railway (with media assets on Cloudflare R2). This migration took just a few days and enabled rapid iteration on programmatic SEO initiatives.

Recent custom development work includes:

  • A custom-coded audit report for a software integrator, aligned with their design system

  • A bespoke CRM for a weight loss franchise, integrated with their Meta campaigns

  • A tool to repurpose Linkedin posts into deeper blog posts

  • Programmatic landing pages, calculators, booking widgets, and other interactive tools

  • A bespoke pricing tool for a wines & spirits wholesaler

For our boutique consultancy JustDoers.com:

  • Updated the vibe coding tools directory and added entries to the JSON file driving the AI Timeline

  • Launched the AI Ascent programme for IT Service Businesses

    All these pages are fully custom, generated in one shot from a single prompt

✉️ If you're looking to optimize your online presence with custom web solutions, I'd be happy to discuss how I can help. Don’t hesitate to contact me.