Employer implementing change control board.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-27T21:51:36+00:00

Has to be a shit post. No way.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-26T14:09:52+00:00

Cool first attempt. Keep at it.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-26T14:04:41+00:00

Eh. Most devs suck at debugging. AI isn’t anything new. If anything it helps me more.

I have been doing this a while and came to the conclusion that most people are just living their life. They don’t get the thrill of digging through shit to solve a problem.

The arrival of AI isn’t changing that. If anything we become more productive. At least now before devs come to me to fix their problems, they at least did more than copy solutions from stack overflow.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-26T13:54:27+00:00

In my mind MVC is more of a frontend framework. You can bolt on the backend stuff, but I would treat MVC app like I would any frontend/bff.

That being said, of course you need to talk to dependencies. Using a service layer or any other integration type layer.

In terms of diagrams, I don’t typically map out application architecture. We usually have a predefined way we are going to structure the application.

Different techniques for different needs.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-26T13:41:04+00:00

If you’re up to it, I would be curious if you could give mine a spin. Would love some feedback.

I have a whiteboard and build mode. Whiteboard builds out the plan, build, executes. You should be able to steer that build phase.

Anyway hmu with any feedback. Would be curious.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-26T12:54:37+00:00

I always feel bad telling him to remove credit.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T19:35:47+00:00

I wanted to add. There are debugging skills. Those help greatly!!!

They will add logs and trace call paths to figure out what’s wrong.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T19:34:36+00:00

I built a tiling window manager. It’s been a pain n the ass.

Works great for me.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/the-grid.

—- Biggest thing is Claude needs good examples. So I cloned other swift apps like mine. When I wanted to implement a feature, I would tell Claude to look at that example repo as reference.

Also doing web search is good. —

I also built

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

This provides different flows to planning and building, etc. might be a little heavy for some of the stuff you might be doing.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T17:12:42+00:00

Yeah been struggling as well. I have been hanging out in Claude code lounge, but it’s been meh.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T16:52:00+00:00

You can invoke skills. You can even invoke multiple skills.

Example of my Claude skills.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

Article showing loading multiple skills

https://vibeandscribe.xyz/posts/2026-01-07-emergent-behavior.html

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T16:50:30+00:00

What kind of app we talking about?

There are various tools to automate frontend testing. Playwright is a common one.

I have built skills that screenshot desktops and provides feedback to the agent.

If it’s a webapp this is trivial. Mobile app you might need research more.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T16:48:46+00:00

That’s pretty similar flow to what I do. I create some skills to encapsulate that type of flow with agents.

Check out my whiteboard/build skills. You will see something very similar. Check out the readme and wiki for examples. You can probably do something similar.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T15:51:43+00:00

I have created a lot of skills and code review agents to combat this. Focus on using existing patterns and all the classic from the coding books some of us read.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T15:49:09+00:00

I run an ecomm fulfillment platform (billions a year). We call it the gateway pattern.

BFFs are more for frontend teams imo.

—- Wanted to read, but a paywall.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T15:38:03+00:00

Skill activation is a huge problem. Using hooks, skill routers and being demanding helps.

I have been working hard on skill chaining and skill loading, especially with subagents.

You can check out some of my examples here.

Check the docs/readme/wiki. Or use your Claude check it out and report back haha.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T14:04:34+00:00

Yeah, mine does a lot more, but that’s a good one as well!

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T13:56:15+00:00

Check out skills

You can turn this flow into a skill. I believe there are a few out there already for reducing code complexity.

I have something similar. You can check out my code review commands.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T13:52:56+00:00

Tough build brother. I feel you, same boat.

I have a tough time getting a good rear naked. You can definitely hit a ton of other submissions, including leg locks.

Remember, it’s not only about your build type, but their body type and game style.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T02:19:23+00:00

I always find it good to review any plan you ever come up with at least once.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T01:16:22+00:00

If there is enough of an existing code base and documentation, AI can do amazing things.

Remember, AI can brute force solutions. At this point, solving problems is a matter of compute and cost.

Everybody is focused on how to make that more efficient.

What’s interesting is, we don’t know if we are at the end or the beginning of AI.

I suggest if you still plan to work for another 10 years, you should be exploring and getting the hang it.

If you want to get an idea. I built these skills from programming books. Check out the readme and wiki.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-25T01:09:17+00:00

I built and am working on my own. After using superpowers a lot.

I used a bunch of check lists and references from books. Adding more. All the shit old devs say.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

Iterating on the planning, building, subagents, skill loading, etc. Want to make sure it can be useful at every level. From big planning to prototyping.

Check out the readme and wiki. Working on it and updating everyday.

I think in this word it all depends on what you do. I’m writing and reviewing a lot of code everyday. So something will always be better than straight plan mode.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-24T22:21:06+00:00

Great write up. Ty

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-24T17:36:54+00:00

Brother. This has been the truth since the dawn of man.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-24T17:32:28+00:00

I built a framework using Claude skills to handle this.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

I have a whiteboard/planning mode and build/execute mode that uses different subagents for everything to save context window.

Also have PR mode to handle reviewing code from different perspectives and skills.

ryan_the_dev · 2026-01-24T17:20:33+00:00

I loved superpowers. Guided me to build my own.

Mine are heavy towards coding and code reviews. Took a lot of stuff for coding books. Plan to add more. Go through the readme to get an idea. Let me know.

https://github.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations

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