Episode 810 | The Best A.I. Coding Stack, Shipping Fast, and More Listener Questions (With Derrick Reimer)

Welcome back to another episode of Startups for the Rest of Us. I'm your host, Rob Walling. And in this episode, I welcome Derek Reimer back for another round of listener questions. We talk about the best AI coding stacks, how to balance shipping fast with UI polish, when and how much to think about security, and more listener questions. Before we dive into those, I wanna make a call for speakers for MicroConf US. You can head to microcom.com/pitches if you feel like you have an incredible framework, a unique insight, or something else to share with 275 of your favorite bootstrap and mostly bootstrap founder friends. MicroConf US is in Portland, Oregon in mid April, and we are filling out the speaker docket as we speak. MicroConf is unlike any other event I've ever attended. We don't let people sit and pitch their product. We're looking for great talks from folks who are in the trenches, whether you're a founder or an adviser or a consultant, a freelancer. If you're working in SaaS or an on a topic that can really help SaaS founders and you feel like you can deliver it and you have proven experience on stage that has been recorded at least once, you should head to microconf.com/pitches. And with that, let's dive into listener questions with Derek. Derek Reimer, welcome back to Startups for the Rest of Us. Thanks for having me. It's great to have you, man. I believe this is your twenty second appearance, but, you know, who's counting? I'm I'm really I'm really into numbers. So we are gonna answer some listener questions. You're back by popular demand. I mean, honestly, not a month goes by that someone doesn't either comment on an episode you've been on or say, hey. When are you gonna have Derek back on the show? And I'm always like, pretty soon. Pretty soon. So you're a fan favorite. Too kind. Too kind. I'm honored. Let's dive into our first question. I act I have a mix today. There were some questions that have just come into the, you know, to the main startups for the rest of us line. But then a couple days ago, I posted on x Twitter and said, hey. Derek's coming on the show. What questions do you have kinda specifically for him? And the first couple will be along those lines. So Brandon Manson on Twitter asked, as a solo founder with a two month old and a three year old and two plus hours of commuting per day, I found AI coding to be an absolute game changer for me. I use Cloud Code plus GitHub Coding Agent to do what is essentially spec driven development. What tools and or workflows are you using? Two month old, three year old, two plus hours of commuting a day. Oh my gosh. Brutal. Brutal. Brutal. Yeah. Let's just have let's just have a moment of silence for your productivity right now because …