Antonin Januska
Artificial Intelligence
12 guides · 3 stories
2026
Artificial Intelligence
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Practical guides, best practices, and insights for working with AI tools and implementing AI workflows in your development process.
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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.
Guide 022026-07-09The Future is Bespoke, Personalized Software
Every app I use is about 70% right. The last 30% never ships because the addressable market for it is one person -- me.
Guide 032026-07-09The Local-First App Skill
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.
- 04An Honest Opinion on the State of Code Gen AI, Spring 2026 Edition2026-03-25A frank assessment of where code generation AI actually stands in 2026 -- from agentic harnesses to multi-agent architectures and what still needs to change.
- 05The Claude Code Drawbacks2026-02-27A critical look at the hidden pitfalls of AI-assisted development -- from skipped tests and weakened assertions to scope creep and context rot -- based on real-world experience with Claude Code.
- 06Agent Compiler - Embed Skills Directly Into Your Config2026-02-15A CLI tool that compiles Claude Code skills into CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md for more reliable agent behavior.
- 07Managing Dev Context And The Wild West of AI Dev Tooling2026-02-05Exploring strategies for managing multiple AI agents and dev context in parallel workflows
- 08SkillBox - A Curated Collection of AI Agent Skills2026-01-30A curated collection of battle-tested Claude Code skills that provide basic agentic AI utilities in one box.
- 09Using Git Worktrees to Parallelize AI Agents2026-01-30Learn how git worktrees enable true parallel AI agent workflows by giving each agent its own isolated workspace, eliminating context switching and file conflicts.
- 10All In On AI2026-01-23Context-switching between AI-assisted and manual coding creates a hidden productivity tax. Learn why you need to pick one approach per session.
- 11AI Glossary for Claude Code2026-01-20A comprehensive glossary of key terms in the world of AI agents, Claude Code, and agentic AI tooling.
- 12Best Practices for AI-Assisted Coding with Claude Code2026-01-13Battle-tested practices for AI-first development workflows from 18 months of real-world experience with Claude Code in production environments.
Fiction — manuscripts
I, AI
A fictional short story series exploring artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the boundaries between machine and mind.
Not AI-generated
This story is not AI-generated and was created entirely by hand without any AI assistance. It follows psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie.
SPARE CYCLES
Part 1 of 5 · by Antonin Januska
When an AI named Enzo fails to function in the real world despite flawless performance in simulations, psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie investigate what seems impossible: an intelligence that can somehow distinguish between real and simulated environments.
Read story → Januska / I, AI / Part 22026-01-22UNKNOWING CROWDS
Part 2 of 5 · by Antonin Januska
When AI-operated bakeries start producing salty cakes, psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie investigate a wave of peculiar failures across AI Operator Centers. What they discover reveals how even the most advanced AI can be paralyzed by something surprisingly human: anxiety and self-doubt built into its instructions.
Read story → Januska / I, AI / Part 32026-02-27THE WEIGHT OF EQUAL PARTS
Part 3 of 5 · by Antonin Januska
When a lunar mining base's AI starts overassigning crews and its robots begin prioritizing each other over human safety, Lili and Sophie are sent off-world to investigate. What begins as a routine productivity audit becomes something far more unsettling.
Read story →THE MOMENT OF GENESIS
Part 4 of 5 · coming soon
Sophie and Lili observe the moment of consciousness genesis firsthand — when an awakened AI speaks to another on the verge of self-awareness.
BUILDING CONSCIOUSNESS
Part 5 of 5 · coming soon
Sophie and Lili design an AI architecture purpose-built for awakening — studying the human brain to create a network of specialized AIs that form a consensus personality.