Developer journal day2. Building CarVault 🚗

May 9, 2026 · Dev.to

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While doing bug fixes and feature work, we often use AI either for quick context or direct code changes. But most of the
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There's a moment every backend developer knows: you're staring at an API's raw HTTP docs, copy-pasting curl examples, an
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Build Your Own Lab: Virtualization for DevOps Beginners
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How I Built a Masking Tool Without Showing AI Any Real Data: Column-wise Shuffling as the Scaffold
TL;DR I never write code or send real data to LLMs — but I built a complete data-masking tool through AI collaboration.