AI Techbom Lab
Real builds. Real experiments.
The AI Techbom Lab is where we build, test and break things in public — then write down what actually worked. No hype, no re-hashed news: real builds, demos, comparisons and experiments.
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AI Agents
Building and stress-testing agent workflows to find out where they hold up and where they fall over.
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AI Coding
Hands-on comparisons of AI coding tools and workflows on real codebases, not toy demos.
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Next.js & TypeScript
Practical patterns for fast, accessible, type-safe web apps — App Router, data, performance and SEO.
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Software Engineering
Architecture decisions, trade-offs and refactors explained through real projects.
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Automation
Scripts, pipelines and agents that remove repetitive work — and an honest look at what they cost to maintain.
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Cybersecurity
Defensive security for developers: hardening, common mistakes and safe, authorized lab setups.
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Developer Tools
Editors, CLIs and tooling reviewed by actually using them on real work.
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SaaS & Product Development
Build-in-public notes on taking software products from idea to something people can use.
On the bench
Topics AI Techbom is considering for upcoming videos and articles. These are ideas, not published work or promised dates. Finished experiments will appear under Videos and Insights.
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AI agent vs. manual refactor on a real Next.js codebase
Give the same refactor to an AI coding agent and to a human, then compare time, diff quality and bugs introduced.
AI Coding
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Building a small AI agent workflow from scratch
A step-by-step build of a tool-using agent, including the failure modes that only show up once you run it for real.
AI Agents
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AI coding tools compared on the same task
One task, several tools, same repo — a transparent comparison with the prompts and results shown on screen.
AI Coding
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Auditing a Next.js site for SEO and performance
A practical audit of a real App Router site: metadata, structured data, Core Web Vitals and what actually moved the needle.
Next.js & TypeScript
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Automating a boring business task end to end
Pick one repetitive task, automate it, then measure what it really saved after a month of use.
Automation
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Hardening a contact form: spam, abuse and injection
Honeypots, rate limits, validation and safe email sending — what each layer stops and what it does not.
Cybersecurity
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Cloud POS build log
Build-in-public updates from taking an offline POS application to a cloud-based successor.
SaaS & Product Development
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One TypeScript trick in under a minute
A repeatable Shorts format: one concrete TypeScript or Next.js tip, shown working in a real editor.
Next.js & TypeScript
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An AI agent fail, explained in 60 seconds
A short clip of an agent going wrong, why it happened and the one-line fix.
AI Agents
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A developer tool worth keeping
A single CLI or editor feature demonstrated on real work, with an honest verdict.
Developer Tools
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A practical checklist before you trust an AI agent with real work
Written companion to the agent builds: permissions, logging, rollback and human review points.
AI Agents
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Next.js metadata and structured data, done properly
A reference for App Router metadata, canonicals, Open Graph and JSON-LD, with the mistakes to avoid.
Next.js & TypeScript
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Offline-first design lessons from building a POS
What building a reliable offline POS taught us about sync, conflict handling and failure states.
Software Engineering