AI Codes Better Than Me, and Why I'm Totally Fine With That
My (unapologetic) take on AI in dev: it's neither a messiah nor the great replacer, it's a tool. An evolution we don't really have the option to skip, and one that's pushing us toward an architect role. Because yes, AI codes well, you just have to stop it from going completely off the rails.
Bringing Hermes Agent into my workflow: why I prefer it over OpenClaw
I tested several AI agents to automate tasks across my projects. After integrating Hermes Agent and then comparing it to OpenClaw, I've made my choice. An honest field report on integration, control, transparency, and cost.
AI in my projects: what I learned shipping LLMs to production
From the ATS at Royal Broker to FitTrack and RecruitEasy, I've integrated LLMs into several real products. OpenAI SDK, API keys, quotas and rate limits, picking the model for the job, inference vs relevance, OpenRouter: a hands-on take on shipping AI without turning a magic demo into a money pit.
React Native and Expo SDK 54: my experience report on FitTrack
FitTrack is my first real production mobile project with React Native and Expo SDK 54. An honest look at what I liked, what surprised me, and the technical choices behind the app: navigation, local storage, camera, and animations.
My First Chrome Extension with WXT: Lessons Learned Building RecruitEasy
I built the RecruitEasy Chrome extension with WXT after years of struggling with raw Manifest V3 boilerplate. Here's why this framework changed the way I develop extensions, and the pitfalls I ran into along the way.
Building a homemade ATS in Python: sorting 4,000+ resumes in seconds
How I built an automated resume-sorting system for Royal Broker that filters 4,000+ applications in seconds with surprising accuracy, no expensive LLM required.
How I Cut Azure Costs by 78% at Royal Broker
A concrete field report on the cloud migration I led at Royal Broker: from $600/month to $135/month, in 3 months. A look at the architecture, the mistakes to avoid, and the decisions that changed everything.
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Déto Jean-Luc GouahoFull-stack developer based in Canada. I write about code, AI, and the products I build.