As a solo developer and hackathon enthusiast, I'm constantly searching for ways to build smarter, not harder. That’s why I turned to Kiro for my latest project Mentorak, an AI-powered quiz generator designed to help students, educators, and lifelong learners generate custom quizzes in seconds.
Users type in any topic from Photosynthesis to World War II and Mentorak instantly returns 10 multiple-choice questions with answer options, scoring feedback, and a saved history for future review.
Instead of writing boilerplate code, I started with structured natural language specs, which Kiro translated into routes, components, and logic. It completely shifted how I approached building products.
📐 How Kiro Changed My Development Process
With traditional development, I’d usually:
- Create the folder structure manually
- Write repetitive components, APIs, types, and error handling
- Then wire everything together
What Surprised Me
A few moments stood out where Kiro exceeded my expectations:
- Edge Case Handling: Kiro auto-added error boundaries and loading states I hadn’t thought of
- Agent Hooks: Though I didn’t use many in this build, experimenting with them showed me how async logic and state transitions could be modular and powerful
- Speed of Iteration: I built, broke, and rebuilt faster than ever before — because I wasn’t afraid to try new things. Specs made rollback and rethinking feel safe.
🏁 Final Thoughts
Mentorak is just getting started — but I already have some exciting future plans:
🎤 Voice input + feedback: Turn the quiz into an interactive conversation
🎮 Multiplayer quiz battles: Challenge friends on shared topics
📊 Analytics and skill tracking: Visualize learning over time
Try it out https://mentorak.com/
But most importantly this project has permanently changed how I code.
I no longer want to write everything from scratch.
With Kiro, I can stay in flow, stay creative, and ship more in less time.
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