After a lot of deliberation and fear that it might not turn out well, I decided to write about something I actually know a thing or two about — and share the fate of my fellow software developers.
In these times of global political turmoil and instability, AI seems to be taking a back seat, yet it remains an interesting topic for conversation — both for those in IT and those outside of it. What is it that makes AI technology so important today that wasn't the case a year or two ago? First and foremost: the development and advancement of models. Tech companies are racing for AI users, releasing new AI models at lightning speed every few months, and if you think it's possible to keep up with all of it — it isn't. Currently, the main players are Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI; there are others, but they're less relevant for this article.
A software developer's job isn't exactly trivial — you're paid to solve problems for others and implement them within tight deadlines. And ideas? They need to be original, or refined versions of already existing solutions. So after many months of procrastinating, I decided to do something about it.
I spent a lot of time exploring various software niches, but so far open source has won my heart the most. And so I made up my mind — I'm going to build an MVP entirely on my own, using an AI assistant. I won't get into the problems and complexity of the technical implementation here; I'll just mention that the source code is available on GitHub, and the app itself was built in less than 5 days. For planning, development, and implementation I used Claude AI (Sonnet 4.6 for implementation and Opus 4.6 for planning and architecture) from Anthropic. DigitalOcean came to mind as the best hosting choice, since this is after all an MVP and demo application.
Axelo is an open source project management application that is free and always will be, for as long as I'm able to keep it that way. Play around with it, let me know what you like and what doesn't work. And at the end of the day, what I'm curious about is — am I a Spec-Driven Developer or a Vibe Coder? 😄
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