I started the year off being very productive. Together with the AI, I built a new app at lightning speed. I actually enjoyed developing again. The biggest advantage of the AI was that problems were solved quickly and easily. No more spending hours figuring things out, running countless tests to discover where the error is and how the solution should be built — instead, I just point out where the issue is and wait a moment while the AI analyzes and fixes everything. Solving one error no longer leads to the next; the AI simply resolves the whole chain of issues until everything works again.

My app ‘Mushroom Mayhem‘ consists of several components. First, the idea – that was my own bit of creativity. The images (AI, Bing), the music (AI, Suno), the coding (partly AI, Copilot), the small details (AI, guided by me). Lots of AI, and the result is a polished app that really matches the vision I had beforehand, and this time the outcome isn’t limited by my lack of skill.

Grandma Nel also came for a lovely visit. She had escaped the Dutch cold for a few weeks and arrived with a suitcase full of gifts, sausage, cheese, eel, and alcohol. She came to enjoy some time with the grandchildren and the Spanish sun. First, a week with friends in the south, where sunshine is guaranteed, and then a week with us, with pleasant temperatures but also the occasional shower.