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MarioNorato

React Native developer

Fifteen years of mobile apps. Here I write about what I learn on the job: mobile, backend, infrastructure and AI.

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11 Sept 2026 · 5 min read

Spec Kit: the spec comes before the agent

GitHub Spec Kit turns a feature into a folder of Markdown files before the agent writes anything. The commands I use, what each one produces, and when the overhead is not worth paying.

11 Sept 2026 · 4 min read

Is AI producing donkey engineers?

The impression I have is that AI is turning out developers who can get code out of a tool but cannot judge it. What the basics used to be, and why they still decide who fixes the outage.

Why I finally built this site

Fifteen years of mobile apps and not one public note about any of it. Time to fix that.

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Collectibles marketplace · iOS & Android

EF Campus Coach

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Latest articles

Spec Kit: the spec comes before the agent

Is AI producing donkey engineers?

Why I finally built this site

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Arena Club

Relai

&Me by Moneyfarm

WorldRemit

KFC UK & Ireland

EF Campus Coach

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