Alice Alexandra

When I was a kid, I hacked my PlayStation to play pirated games. Weirdly, I think that story has a lot to say about our current moment in AI. feelingmachines.alicealexandra.com/access-meet...

Something different today. A bit slower. A bit more personal. www.alicealexandra.com/blog/the-un...

ICYMI, Vite 8 has arrived! And with it, a more unified toolchain (Vite+) and a Vercel-like deployment platform (Void). They really cooked on this one. www.builder.io/blog/vite-8...

"Stop putting chat in things. Just let my OpenClaw access every web app." Agreed. And for that to work, we need better web standards. www.builder.io/blog/webmcp

In light of the recent mess around AI use in the US government, I figured it was time to wonder how Claude might feel about it all. 🙃 www.alicealexandra.com/blog/clinic...

Perplexity Computer is so close to being amazing. I've been using it heavily this week. Here's my unfiltered thoughts about where I find it most useful and where it still falls short. builder.io/blog/perple...

being a devrel in the AI era means writing a blog post that becomes outdated before you can publish it. cannot tell you how often this happens.

Running multiple AI agents gets ridiculous fast. - You have 100 windows open - Your computer fans are crying - Agents keep bonking into each other in the code - You can't ever shut the laptop, which makes it tough to just... have a life Here's how to manage the chaos: builder.io/blog/ai-age...

Subagents are super powerful when you grow out of skills. They're also really tough to debug. Here's all my tips and tricks for wrangling and optimizing them. www.builder.io/blog/subagents

If you're running out of steam on your Lovable prototype, here's all my favorite alternatives. www.builder.io/blog/lovabl...

My entire timeline is full of people using Clawdbot, and they all kinda sound like this to me. www.alicealexandra.com/blog/the-200...

I've experimented a ton with skills, commands, rules, and subagents. Here's my best advice on when to use each pattern and how to optimize. www.builder.io/blog/agent-...

We keep saying the tech industry is losing its junior devs to AI, but there's a more nuanced take: Vibe coders are the next generation of juniors. In my technical writing these days, I'm thinking a lot about how I can teach and meet these newcomers where they are.

Cursor's visual editor is cool for solo devs, but on a team, devs add zero value by moving a button 10px left. Designers should own those changes. Here's how the new design mode works, and what still needs to change before Cursor can be a Figma killer. www.builder.io/blog/cursor...

It would be nice if you could prototype with AI right on your live site... ...without hand-replicating the repo, knowing how to code, or migrating your entire stack. And then send that PR right to your devs to approve. Luckily, you can. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q3...

loving the DX of the new SvelteKit async updates. the best frameworks don't hype. they cut away ceremony, so things like async just... feel like you think it should be. fewer footguns, more flow. LLMs just "get it" reading the docs, too.

Cars have EPA window stickers and EU CO2 caps. AI has... "trust us, bro, it's fine." We need enforceable ‘AI Energy & Emissions’ labels on every major model.

If you're shipping AI without evals, you're running prod on vibes. At Builder, we wire evals into CI, A/B tests, and prod to catch regressions and prove AI feature upgrades actually help our users. Here's how to set up your own. www.builder.io/blog/ai-evals

Some tips for code reviews without the tears: www.builder.io/blog/code-r...

TDD feels bad. If I know how to write the function, why start with the spec? But AI agents switch it up. They need guardrails, and tests let them iterate on even the most complex problems. I'm convinced AI TDD is the way. Here's what changed my mind: www.builder.io/blog/test-d...

So, does macOS 26 solve the bug where the Passwords app always opens behind your currently open app? I think that's all I care about for advancements.

looking at the sink: "ugh, time to do plate laundry again"

Reviewing 1000-line AI-generated diffs sucks. Even AI can't really do it right. Here's how to stop being an AI babysitter and start being a code architect. www.builder.io/blog/code-r...

Weird anti-AI scraping technique: digital tar pits. Websites hide links that lead bots to an endless maze of auto-generated gibberish that all link back to itself, poisoning training data. Wouldn't recommend, but still an interesting tactic against overly eager scrapers.

Figma's *official* Dev Mode MCP server is now in open beta, and it's a pretty awesome tool! I've updated this article with how best to use it, how its AI works under the hood, and where some alternate workflows can augment your design to code process. www.builder.io/blog/figma-...

sometimes when i listen to Hozier, i'm just like, "Andrew, stop it, we're in _public_"

Hot take: Design handoffs won't work until designers can ship code. Current MCP clients force you into dev tools or basic chat. PMs spec in docs, designers mock in Figma, and devs rebuild everything. What if one MCP client let the whole team code? 👇 builder.io/blog/mcp-cl...

new favorite word just dropped

What if you could mock up prototypes that stakeholders can actually click through? You don't have to just pretend it works. Use a real GitHub PR workflow and mock a site all in less time than it takes to wireframe. Here’s how. www.builder.io/blog/mock-u...

Figma's new MCP server gives AI access to structured design data instead of screenshots. But is the resulting code pixel-perfect? I've put it to the test is my latest post. www.builder.io/blog/figma-...

The word “login” comes from throwing a log attached to a rope with knots overboard a ship to see how many knots go by over time (see also, knots as speed). You’d then put that info in the “log book.” You’d “log in” on a regular basis. This wasn’t from 1959, it was likely from 1689! Etymology baby!

My problem with vibe coding isn't the AI; it's the vibe. Many AI tools disrespect your team's hard work and talent. What we need is AI for grown-ups. Here's my thoughts on what that means. builder.io/blog/ai-for...

an AI agent that reminds me why I walked into a room

I want less girlboss & more girlfail having a very bad day but being very brave representation