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Writing from the workbench
Nikolas Barwicki
AI Product Engineer
I write about building products with AI, what changes when agents join the engineering team, and the lessons that only show up after shipping.
Latest writing (27)
2026
Stop describing software you can show
The plan should create feedback.
One year later, I write for myself first
The thinking matters more than the finished article.
Stop treating shipped specs as documentation
Specs guide the build, then become history.
I am building five iOS apps before I market them
I am recording a five-app bet from day zero.
Five Bets #1My first public skill - and the part it can't hand you
The one command installs the prompt. Not the work.
Hand on the Wheel #2Working in public
Public GitHub activity
Last 12 months · 238 active days
Aug 2025 — Aug 2026
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