I'll do it myself! #winning
TLDR; It's okay to create something that just makes YOUR life easier. I couldn't find a dictation app that worked with a true verbal processor, so I created one, and I am feeling myself today, friends. This little app rivals my beloved Dragon (it got me through Grad School!!). In fact, I call it BabyDragon. Shhhh. 🫣 Don't tell Nuance. I've co-created over 30 apps to solve my real-world problems, and invariably I am asked: "What was the prompt?" The answer is always, "There was no prompt. I created a spec." From bookmarklets and browser extensions to my beloved (and mature) SunsamaAsanaTrelloAirtableNotionCalm alternative app I dubbed Exhale, I've co-created (with Claude Code) apps I can maintain, support (should I decide to distribute them), and even market (because of course I created a suite of documentation - via an exacting prompt - from a final technical spec to DM responses)! #somuchwinning Am I a programmer? No, and my programmer / data engineer hubby is... not feeling the "AI thing," but acknowledges that may be why he still can't find a job almost 10 months after being laid off. Does he help me? Not really, and I am okay with that. I imagine he is feeling the same way my lifelong mechanic grandpa felt when computers arrived in automobiles. That said, I do have a s/w development background (over 25 years ago) that I left (to become an "Accidental Instructional Designer" and Adult Educator) after returning from a *cough* six year *cough* maternity leave. I am NOT SAHM material, friends. 🙃 Also, I just think / operate in "systems." It's a gift. It's a curse. 😇 Depends on who in my life you ask. Anyhoot, I just wanted to share a huge win and milestone and tell you to keep going. There is nothing wrong with using AI to make your life easier without immediately (or ever) selling the end product. Have fun and don't forget to breathe. 😘