The build log
Blog
What shipped, and how it got built. Roughly weekly. Every post says how much AI went into writing it.
- 002AI-assistedI directed the piece and edited it; AI helped draft. How hard I edited varies by post, which is why the badge is here.
Rebuilding Cerebro's mobile app in five days
The old Cerebro mobile app was a web shell in a native wrapper. I replaced it with a real native app in five days — and now most changes ship over the air, in seconds.
- 001AI-assistedI directed the piece and edited it; AI helped draft. How hard I edited varies by post, which is why the badge is here.
Alexis Ohanian introduces Cerebro
Alexis Ohanian's video walkthrough of Cerebro — the software 776 runs on — and the announcement in his own words.
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Cerebro is how 776 works
For five years the public face of Cerebro was a login box. Here is what it actually is: the software 776 runs on, and who builds it.

