Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 56 minutes ago
Building with AI isn’t about knowing everything.
It’s about asking the right questions.
When I build, I’m not memorizing syntax.
I’m mapping systems—
connecting APIs, tools, and frameworks that already exist.
You don’t need to know the technology behind every tool.
But you do need to know that it exists.
That’s where leverage comes from.
Most people jump straight into building.
The smarter move is sparring with the AI first.
Tell it what you’ve researched, what you’re trying to build,
and what tools might help.
That conversation alone
can make your app twenty times better.
Even after forty years of coding, I still ask questions.
They’re just better ones.
Building with AI isn’t about knowing everything.
It’s about asking the right questions.
When I build, I’m not memorizing syntax.
I’m mapping systems—
connecting APIs, tools, and frameworks that already exist.
You don’t need to know the technology behind every tool.
But you do need to know that it exists.
That’s where leverage comes from.
Most people jump straight into building.
The smarter move is sparring with the AI first.
Tell it what you’ve researched, what you’re trying to build,
and what tools might help.
That conversation alone
can make your app twenty times better.
Even after forty years of coding, I still ask questions.
They’re just better ones.










