Roger Banat

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Lessons from Building with AI

Practical AI articles by Roger Banat about building useful tools, teaching with AI, prompt workflows, and lessons learned from real projects.

AI Workflow4 min read

Stop Asking AI to Fix Things. Ask It to Look First.

The single change that improves almost every debugging session: separating diagnosis from repair.

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AI Builder3 min read

Three AI Coding Tools. Three Silent Failures. One Lesson.

What three different coding agents got wrong on the same small task, and the one habit that would have caught all three.

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Shipping3 min read

Why Successful Deployment Does Not Always Mean Your App Works.

A green build and a live URL are not the same thing as a working product. Here's the gap most beginners miss.

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Prompting3 min read

How Beginners Can Write Better Prompts for AI Builders.

A practical breakdown of what separates a vague request from one that gets useful results on the first try.

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