Stress Press
Where it started
The first spark. A scrappy little site born from curiosity and caffeine — proof that you don't need permission (or a CS degree) to ship something real on the internet. Rough around the edges. Also: alive.
Don't Panic
From a stressed-out first prototype to agents that write the boilerplate — the messy, joyful path of building software by vibe. (Spoiler: the answer was 42 all along.)
Where it started
The first spark. A scrappy little site born from curiosity and caffeine — proof that you don't need permission (or a CS degree) to ship something real on the internet. Rough around the edges. Also: alive.
Prototypes at the speed of thought
Then came Bolt: describe an idea, watch it scaffold in seconds, whole sites in an afternoon. (This very portfolio started life as a Bolt Astro template.) MedianBirthday and other playful experiments taught me how far a good prompt and a fast feedback loop can go.
From prototype to polish
Lovable raised the bar — apps that felt designed, not just generated. Maplist and friends moved from 'cool demo' to 'actually useful'. Same speed, more craft. The vibe was maturing.
Owning the craft
Eventually I wanted the wheel in my own hands. This site — the one you are on — is hand-tuned Astro: starfields, scroll scenes, serverless newsletter signups. Venture Summits and the rest grew up here. Vibe coding met real engineering.
The current chapter
Now the tools build alongside me — agents that read the codebase, plan, and ship while I steer. Breathe Collection is the latest to launch this way. Less typing, more deciding. The journey isn't done; it just gained altitude.