How I built this
Ben’s session #4
TL;DR
- The author initially designed their personal website to mimic an agent app, using AI agents like Codex for development.
- The development process was iterative, involving design, annotation of screenshots, and sending feedback back to the AI.
- Challenges were encountered with AI model interpretations and the complexity of the initial agent-interface concept.
- The author pivoted to a simpler, canvas-like design, inspired by other personal websites, focusing on content in Markdown files.
- The site was deployed using here.now and later configured with a custom domain (bentossell.com).
- The final design incorporates a mascot animation, keyboard controls, tooltips, and handwritten-style annotations using Rough Notation.
- The author emphasizes the learning process and encourages others to build by doing, sharing their experience as a way to demystify AI-assisted development.