Notes on building.
Guides on mobile apps, web platforms and AI products. Cost breakdowns, stack comparisons and how we ship.
How Much Does It Cost to Build an AI Contact Center in 2026?
Building an AI contact center is one of the highest-ROI investments a company can make, but the price range is enormous depending on what you actually need. Here is a transparent breakdown of costs across three tiers, from a basic voice bot to a full enterprise platform.
Cost & planning · May 15, 2026 · 15 min read
SaaS Boilerplate vs Custom Build: True Cost Comparison 2026
A $199 boilerplate license looks like a steal compared to a $60K custom build. But the real cost of a boilerplate includes weeks of ripping out code you do not need, fighting framework assumptions, and inheriting someone else's architectural opinions. Here is what each path actually costs.
Cost & planning · May 15, 2026 · 13 min read
How Much Do AI Agents Cost to Run in Production Monthly?
Building an AI agent is a one-time cost. Running it is forever. Monthly production costs range from $200 for a lightweight coding assistant to $5,000+ for a high-volume customer support agent. This guide breaks down every line item so you can budget accurately.
Cost & planning · May 15, 2026 · 15 min read
How to Build a WhatsApp Business Chatbot for Your Startup 2026
WhatsApp has 2 billion users, and most of your customers already live there. Building a chatbot on the platform lets you meet them where they are instead of forcing them onto your website.
How to build · May 15, 2026 · 15 min read
How to Build a Smart Glasses AR App With Meta Orion SDK 2026
Meta Orion represents the first mainstream smart glasses with true AR capabilities. If you are building for this platform early, you have a real first-mover advantage before the app ecosystem matures.
How to build · May 15, 2026 · 14 min read
How to Build an AI Newsletter and Monetization Platform 2026
The newsletter business model works because it combines low distribution costs with high audience trust. Adding AI to the stack makes content curation, personalization, and monetization dramatically more effective.
How to build · May 15, 2026 · 14 min read
How to Build a Multi-Tenant SaaS Admin Dashboard From Scratch
Every B2B SaaS product eventually needs an admin dashboard that works across multiple tenants without leaking data between them. Getting the architecture right from the start saves you months of painful refactoring later.
How to build · May 15, 2026 · 15 min read
How to Build a Connected Car and Vehicle Telematics App 2026
Connected car apps process thousands of data points per second from OBD-II sensors, GPS, and accelerometers. The technical challenge is not collecting the data. It is turning that firehose into actionable insights for drivers and fleet managers.
How to build · May 15, 2026 · 15 min read
Codex CLI vs Claude Code vs Gemini CLI: Terminal AI Agents
Terminal-based AI coding agents let you stay in your workflow instead of context-switching to a chat window. The three major options take very different approaches to the same problem.
Technology · May 15, 2026 · 14 min read
Google Antigravity 2.0 vs Cursor vs Bolt: AI Dev Platforms 2026
Google Antigravity 2.0, Cursor, and Bolt.new represent three very different bets on the future of AI-assisted development. One promises a cloud-native platform from Google, one rewires the code editor, and one generates full apps from prompts. Here is the honest breakdown.
Technology · May 14, 2026 · 15 min read
MCP Remote Servers vs Local MCP: Production Deployment Guide
Local MCP servers work great on your laptop. Production is a different story. Here is how to choose between local and remote MCP, set up OAuth 2.1, and deploy to infrastructure that scales.
Technology · May 14, 2026 · 14 min read
Gemini Managed Agents API: The Developer's Production Guide
Google's Managed Agents API turns Gemini into a production-ready agent runtime on Vertex AI. This guide covers architecture, tool use, pricing, and how it compares to Claude Agent SDK and OpenAI Agents SDK.
Technology · May 14, 2026 · 15 min read