How I Rebuilt Proof of Writing in 10 Days for $200 (Still With No Coding Experience)

One of my biggest regrets in life was never learning how to code. I regretted it so much that a couple of years ago, I enrolled my son in coding classes so he wouldn't have the same regret (while secretly hoping that one day he'd be able to help his old man finally build something I could be proud of).

But then came the AI revolution.

As stated at the end of my last article, I thought I'd walk people through how I built the latest version of Proof of Writing and what I think about building with AI in general.

This article is intended for people like me who have no technical background but have a desire to build an application using AI.

If you're interested, you can also read about how I built the previous version of this site, which was just an article paywall platform, at the following link. That was an entirely different process that served as a good foundation for the current iteration of the site: https://www.proofofwriting.com/posts/how-i-built-a-crypto-paywall-substack-in-a-week-for-45-with-no-coding-experience

Unlock the paywall to read about my general process, how much I spent on Claude, and what I think of building with AI.