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faster. - AI-Assisted Development
Videos, articles, and updates on AI-assisted software development from Aaron Francis.
Latest posts
Solo SEO via competitor pages
SEO for Solo: Building comparison pages that drive traffic. But still... honesty matters. See how I boosted clicks with competitor pages & structured data.
Closing the feedback loop
Improve your app: Capture in-app feedback, automate bug fixes with LLMs, & close the development loop for better user experiences.
Solo E2E testing
Black box testing & end-to-end test harnesses! Learn how to build custom tests for any platform for max confidence in your application.
Build tools for yourself
Automate video uploads! See a custom macOS app using AppleScript & R2 to streamline content creation for faster.dev. Build your own automation!
First look: Google Stitch
First look at Stitch, a new AI design tool! Can it generate good website designs? We explore its features & potential together.
Solo update
Solo: A lightweight desktop app for agentic development. Manage projects, auto-start processes, run agents, & streamline your dev stack.
Modal.com video infrastructure
Faster.dev s video pipeline evolved! See how Modal.com now handles encoding via FFmpeg, saving server resources and money.
Getting logs into your LLM
Make debugging product stuff easy by pulling the logs. Learn how the new Sentry CLI helps you read remote logs and issues locally for faster troubleshooting.
Some git worktree thoughts
Git worktrees: Are they worth the hype? I m not there yet! An alternative approach revealed.
Creating a version endpoint
Deploying across services? Ensure end-to-end tests run on the correct version with a simple API for reporting commit hashes.
Hope is not a strategy
Centralizing code cleanup in faster.dev & preventing future messes. Learn how architectural testing keeps your codebase maintainable.
Solo website design exploration
Watch a dev revamp soloterm.com! Brainstorming illustrations with AI (Claude, Gemini, Midjourney) for a new agentic dev environment.
Planning out "Field Notes"
Building a new "Field Notes" section on faster.dev! See the process of creating a home for standalone tips, tricks, and insights.
Solo financials
Dev shares REAL Stripe dashboard numbers! $4k earned, lessons learned, & a sneak peek at the new agentic development environment.
Unified logging from the browser and server
Unified logging from browser & server in Solo app! See how front-end & Rust logs merge for easier debugging & performance analysis.
Major improvements to Solo
Solo: A blazing-fast AI terminal manager! See the latest updates with optimized speed, AI summaries, & hotkeys. Almost ready for beta!
Welcome to faster.dev
Welcome to faster.dev, the very site you re on right now!
Fixing UI issues!
Shipped a bunch of UI fixes! A major feed and timeline polish pass. Playback speed is now local-storage only and actually works.I consolidated shared timeline layout/components, introduced a reusable Str::cleanRichText pipeline with architecture guardrails, removed a bunch of speculative, unused stu...
Update on counselors (npm package)
Let me show you the process of releasing an open-source library with a focus on automating tasks like updating the changelog and publishing releases.
Update on counselors (npm package)
An overview of the Counselors package and how it works to allow developers to consult various AI models.
Update on Loadout
See an overview of a new desktop app called Loadout and how it can be used to distribute your skill files to multiple AI agent providers.
Update on Solo
Walkthrough of the deployment and release workflow for Solo, including an overview of the admin panel.
Update on Solo
Behind-the-scenes update on the next iteration of Solo.
Setting up permissions
Manage your permissions for Claude code to reduce daily friction in daily use.
Handling errors
Audit your error handling! Find & fix empty catch blocks, lost exceptions, bad Promise handling, and improve UX.
Cleaning up naming
Automate code cleanup! Discover how audit commands identify and fix naming inconsistencies in your codebase. Improve readability & future-proof!
Trimming overgrown codebase
Clean your codebase! Audit boundaries, find fat components, & fix data violations after feature sprints. Improve maintainability & kill overgrowth.
Removing dead code
Clean your codebase! Find & remove dead code, unused imports, & orphaned files. Keep your project lean & mean after big sprints.
Finding and fixing code idioms
Audit idiomatic skill: Find and fix code inconsistencies! Review of Rest, React, & UI idioms to improve code quality.
Using audit abstractions
Tame unruly code! Use "audit abstractions" to identify and eliminate bad patterns like God classes & prop drilling. Improve maintainability.
Finding audit drift
Find and fix code drift! See a real-world example of using audit commands to improve state management & catch errors in a toolbox app.
Introduction
Clean up your codebase! Learn how to use audit commands after big features or refactors to trim overgrowth and maintain code quality.
Finalize skill
Keep your codebase clean! Learn to prune false starts and debug code before committing with the finalize command. Simplify your workflow.
Deep product skill
Explore AI-powered skills Deep Product & Deep Stack for research & ideation. See how they help define product UX, security, & features.
Deepstack skill
Unlock Deep Stack: Craft perfect research prompts for complex code features, like multi-pane terminals in Tauri, and supercharge your AI agent.
New tests skill
Improve code quality with "new tests"! Catch bugs in recent work by prioritizing new tests & git commits. Ensure expected results before finalizing.
Interview me skill
See how AI clarifies product vision! Watch as Interview Me helps refine project scoping & technical details for the Loadout coding tool.
Specific skills that you can use today
Level up your AI! Get ready-to-use skills you can copy & paste into Claude (or your bot).
Skill marketplace
Find and install AI skills to boost productivity! Learn how to use skills.sh, safely add capabilities, and audit your site like a pro.
Make your own skill
Code smarter, not harder! Create custom skills for your AI coding agent to automate tasks & boost productivity. Learn how to build your own!
Where skill files are located
Discover where AI coding skills live on your machine, from project directories to global settings, and how to manage them.
How to run a skill
Learn how to run a skill in your codebase and how Claude Code utilizes the skill files.
Introduction
LLM Skills: Tune AI to your specific needs! Learn what skills are, how they work, and why custom skills are crucial. Be careful what you load!
Modes within Claude Code
Learn how to use Claude Code s different modes based on what you re trying to accomplish.
How Claude manages memory
Learn how to manage Claude s memory using claude.md files, which act as context for the LLM.
Exploring the codebase
Watch how you can explore your codebase using Claude Code.
Using Statusline
Customize your Claude Code instance using /statusline to enhance its functionality.
Getting started
Start with some basic prompts to understand how Claude works and it s level of intelligence.
Introduction
Get an introduction to Claude Code, a command-line interface (CLI) tool for coding assistance.