Articles & guides

Articles, guides & every Chromoly resource.

Problem-first writing on why AI-built apps break, how to keep them alive, and how the builders actually differ. Honest about competitors, specific about mechanisms.

Why does AI keep changing unrelated code?

The mechanism explained - and what reduces it with any builder vs what prevents it structurally.

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How to maintain an AI-generated application

The missing manual: per-change and weekly routines for any builder, and where routines stop being enough.

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Does AI-generated software create technical debt?

Debt is created when software changes, not when it's built - and what that means for AI builders.

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When spreadsheets stop working

The five signs a business has outgrown them, and how to replace them without a developer.

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The honest differences between AI app builders

What separates Lovable, Bolt, Replit, Base44 and Emergent - and the one column where they're all the same.

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Deterministic AI: compile, don't guess

Why Chromoly compiles systems from a spec instead of generating freeform code.

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Choosing an AI builder

What to evaluate before you commit - beyond the demo.

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