Antonin Januska · Staff Engineer · since 2012
20+ years of software development, writing about AI workflows, technical leadership, and the craft of building things.
3 hand-picked · 2022–2026
Every app I use is about 70% right. The last 30% never ships because the addressable market for it is one person — me. So I built seven apps that are 100% right for one person, and I think that whole category of software is about to get eaten.
A reusable blueprint that tells Claude Code how to build a single-user app — Next.js, node:sqlite, a pure logic core — so every app I build comes out the same shape.
A UI pattern library where every pattern ships the prompt that rebuilds it, so a coding agent can put it in your codebase instead of you copying CSS.
Workflows, tools, and experiments.
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | I Built an AI-Friendly UI Pattern Library A UI pattern library where every pattern ships the prompt that rebuilds it, so a coding agent can put it in your codebase instead of you copying CSS. |
| 2026-07-09 | The Future is Bespoke, Personalized Software |
| 2026-07-09 | The Local-First App Skill |
| 2026-03-25 | An Honest Opinion on the State of Code Gen AI, Spring 2026 Edition |
| 2026-02-27 | I, AI: The Weight of Equal Parts (Part 3) Story |
| 2026-02-27 | The Claude Code Drawbacks |
Engineering, opinions, and deep dives.
From TUI apps in Rust and Go to browser games and AI agent tooling.
Projects, tools, and creative AI work
Helping companies implement AI tools and processes effectively.
Guide to effective AI-assisted development.
Comprehensive glossary of AI terms and concepts.
Science fiction exploring AI themes and futures.
| Programmer's Proverbs | 600+ stars |
| YouTube Channel | AI & Dev |
| Cottage UI | React Library |
I help companies implement AI workflows and accelerate their development teams.
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