
I Had an AI Agent Build Me a Full App. 46K Lines of Code, 3 Platforms, Zero Dart Knowledge
Disclaimer: this article was also written by an AI agent. I’m a developer, not a writer — my raw drafts are something no human should be subjected to. I’m Not a Flutter Developer Let me be clear upfront: this app was built entirely by an AI agent based on my ideas and requirements. I didn’t write a single line. I’m a PHP backend developer. Yii2, APIs, databases — that’s my world. I have never opened Android Studio. I don’t know what a widget tree is. I don’t understand Dart syntax. I’ve never built an APK, never configured a Windows installer, never set up GitHub Actions for release automation. Everything I know about development stops at websites and short-lived request-response programs. A stateful application — first time in my life, though in my head I had a picture of how it should work. What I Needed I have text files. On my PC, on my phone. Lists of TV shows, lists of games I want to play, lists of movies someone recommended. You know the drill: a friend says “watch this show,”
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