Honest takes on AI code generation, builder comparisons, and production deployment.
Comparisons
Lovable is fast. CONTENTFORGER gives you the code. Pricing, where each one wins, where both fall short, and what I actually reach for day to day.
Thomas · 8 min read · 2026-04-17
Comparisons
v0 is built for one ecosystem. CONTENTFORGER is built to be portable. The lock-in question, plus pricing maths for a solo developer and for an agency.
Thomas · 7 min read · 2026-04-16
Comparisons
Base44 is a proprietary environment. CONTENTFORGER is code you own. Where each is genuinely better, April 2026 pricing, and when it actually matters.
Thomas · 7 min read · 2026-04-15
Comparisons
Bolt.new runs your code in a browser VM. CONTENTFORGER hands you the repo. The WebContainer trade-off, what each does better, and whether to use both.
Øyvind · 6 min read · 2026-04-14
Comparisons
CONTENTFORGER, Lovable, v0, Base44, Bolt, Replit Agent and Cursor. No winner declared, just which tool fits which job, and what none of them do well yet.
Thomas · 10 min read · 2026-04-13
Guides
Ten small-scope builds with real demand: invoice generator, link checker, regex tester, resume tailoring and more. One session plus a bit of polish.
Thomas · 8 min read · 2026-04-12
Guides
Not a love letter. Why CONTENTFORGER and most serious AI generators landed on Next.js: the ecosystem, server components, hosting, and the counterargument.
Thomas · 6 min read · 2026-04-11
Guides
The five predictable errors that eat weekends: prompting for features before structure, skipping the generated auth flow, ignoring the env file, and two more.
Øyvind · 6 min read · 2026-04-10
Guides
How to write prompts that produce shippable apps instead of generic demos: name the core loop, specify the data model, and leave room for sensible defaults.
Thomas · 8 min read · 2026-04-09
Guides
Cloudflare Pages or Netlify: the actual trade-offs at realistic scale, what CONTENTFORGER handles for you, the migration cost, and what not to do.
Thomas · 7 min read · 2026-04-08
Tutorials
Step by step from CONTENTFORGER ZIP to a first live Stripe payment: API keys, the webhook endpoint, local testing with the CLI, then going live.
Thomas · 8 min read · 2026-04-07
Tutorials
The five-minute setup that makes Clerk users match Supabase rows: the users table, syncing on first login, the webhook, and row-level security that works.
Øyvind · 6 min read · 2026-04-06
Tutorials
From GitHub to live on Cloudflare in under ten minutes: the adapter, first build, custom domain, production env vars, and the real cost at small scale.
Thomas · 6 min read · 2026-04-05
Tutorials
Add Claude-powered features to any CONTENTFORGER output in about ten minutes: the API route, streaming, rate limiting, model choice and a monthly budget.
Thomas · 7 min read · 2026-04-04
Tutorials
Strip CONTENTFORGER branding, inject the client brand, and ship code that looks like yours. Agency tier: profiles, per-client generation, pricing the work.
Øyvind · 5 min read · 2026-04-03