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Shipping in Days With AI Coding Tools, Without Shipping Holes

A workflow for building a paid product fast with AI coding assistants and keeping it safe: the spec-first routine, a review checklist mapped to the OWASP Top 10, the mistakes AI code makes most, a prompt pack, and a pre-launch security pass.

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AI coding tools have collapsed the time from idea to working product, and the same speed is what lets a hole reach paying customers before anyone has looked at it. This is the workflow we use to get the speed without the exposure: a spec-first routine, small reviewed steps, a checklist mapped to the OWASP Top 10, the mistakes AI-written code makes most often, a prompt pack you can paste, and a security pass to run before launch.

What this guide covers

01The mindset: you are the reviewer, not the typist
02The workflow in eight steps
03Step 1. Write the spec before the first prompt
04Step 2. Give the assistant a project brief
05Step 3. Build in small steps, one concern at a time
06Step 4. Ask for tests with the code, then read them
07Step 5. Review with the checklist below
08Step 6. Verify dependencies
09Step 7. Run a separate security pass
10Step 8. Test like an attacker for ten minutes
11The review checklist, mapped to the OWASP Top 10
12The mistakes AI-written code makes most
13Prompt pack: paste and adapt
14Template: the pre-launch security pass
15Mistakes that burn founders
16Checklist
17Do this week
18Notes

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