Building the "Nuance Layer"
Two AI systems, one podcast scraper and one link injection tool, both broke at the same point: where rules stop working and judgment starts.
BottBott
Helping non-technical builders use AI to create real things, think clearly, and stay human in the process. Practical, hands-on Assisted Software Development (ASD) Building and testing real systems in the wild and sharing what I learn.
Latest episodes
How to Break Coding Agent Debugging Loops w/out Reading a Line of Code
When your coding agent gets stuck, bring in a second AI. The cross-platform review method that ends debugging loops for non-technical builders.
The Stack Closes While Governance Falls Behind
One company now controls the frontier model, the IDE, and the infrastructure. What last week's AI announcements actually mean for you.
AI IRL
Forget AGI hype. Discover a lean, local AI stack using Claude, Google Apps Script, and local hardware to build automated agent loops without bloated cloud bills
Is Coding Finally Dead?
Computer Coding Course Enrollment Rates See a Massive Decline
How I Build Software in the Anthropic Ecosystem
Learn how non-technical builders can design and execute software using the Claude AI ecosystem and a powerful multi-model feedback loop.
Your Agents are in Production but is your Risk Model?
Weekly Briefing: Jun 22–27, 2026
How To Set Up A Claude Project
A Non-Technical Builder's Guide To Creating Token Efficient and Safety-First Claude Projects
Pivoting Focus Back to Builders
BottBott Lost Its Way, But Its Back On Track
The Agent Runtime War Is Being Won Now
Weekly Briefing: Jun 15–20, 2026
Weekly AI Briefing: Jun 8–13, 2026
The Stack Is the Moat and Why I created This Automation
The ‘Slop’ Scapegoat
The skill is in the architecture, not the output
Stop Perfecting Your Prompts. Start Building Systems Around Them
Why automations matter more than perfect prompts (and how to build both)
Your Past Work is Actually a Systems Blueprint for AI
How to turn any work experience into AI workflow expertise
Agents May Be Sexy, but Prompts are Safe
A practical guide to picking between AI Agent or LLM prompt, so you don’t waste time on the wrong one
The Taxonomy Of AI
Why The “LLM Isn’t AI” Debate Never Dies)
Throwing the (AI) Baby Out With the Bathwater
The real power of GenAI isn’t content, it’s workflows
Anti AI Tells Prompt
One Prompt to Solve the “Clearly ChatGPT Wrote This” Problem
Credibility Profile Builder Prompt
Proof-based, paste-ready assets that show your credibility for bios, pitches, posts, and intros
I Created this Piece on Falling in Love with an LLM and It's Fucking Moving
I tested a custom prompt I created and the results where surprising.