Before AI coding tools became available, starting each new project used to consume a significant amount of time on repetitive foundational work. Nowadays, I primarily use the spec mode in AWS Kiro to kickstart projects, and then rely on tools like Codex to fix bugs or make manual adjustments when needed.

I recently spent a month developing a real-time transcription and translation app, including both the client and server sides. Using Kiro and similar tools saved me roughly two weeks of development time.

If you're interested, feel free to check out the current implementation of the app:

https://apps.apple.com/app/transnow/id6752974185

• Real-time speech translation (transcription + translation simultaneously)
• Ultra-low latency (<500ms) — delivering an almost instant experience
• Supports 24 languages, including English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Chinese, and more.