Spend 20% of your time having AI build your app, 80% using it
Daniel_Farinax · x · 2026-09-13
The author suggests a time split for AI-assisted coding: roughly 20% of your time asking AI to build the app, and 80% actually using it yourself. The logic: if you don't fall in love with your own app, why would other users?
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