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The Non-Coder Start Guide →The Stackless Guide
A 3-part step-by-step guide to AI coding tools for non-coders. From security to testing to building your toolkit.
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Privacy, security, agents, and AI workflows — explained for people who build things without a CS degree.
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What Is QA Testing? (And How I Added It to Stackless)
QA testing explained for non-coders — what it is, why it matters, and how I set up an automated link checker that runs every time I push a change to GitHub.
I Built a Controller Mapper for the MSI Claw (Without Writing a Line of Code)
A free browser tool that maps any PC game's keybindings to the MSI Claw controller. Paste your bindings, get an interactive SVG layout, and export a VDF file for Steam Input.
The Non-Coder Start Guide: From Zero to Your First AI Project
Everything from getting a Claude subscription to shipping your first project. Terminal basics, installing prerequisites, and the exact steps I wish someone had shown me.
Security for Non-Coders: What Actually Happens When You Get Hacked
Phishing, credential stuffing, and what hackers actually do once they're in. The kill chain in plain English, plus a three-step checklist that blocks most attacks.
The Content Creator Agent: Your AI Writing Team for £0
Five specialised AI agents working together: researcher, outliner, writer, reviewer, social adapter. The prompts, the workflow, and what only you can provide.
Building Agent Teams: How I Use Multiple AIs Together
One AI is useful. Multiple AIs with different roles working in sequence are genuinely powerful. The four agent roles, three patterns, and how to start without any code.
Privacy for Non-Coders: What Stays Local, What Doesn't
What data actually leaves your machine when you use AI tools? A traffic light guide to data classification, API keys, Git, and what "local" actually means.
What I Actually Ship With AI: A Solo Builder's Real Stack
Claude Code, Gemini Canvas, ChatGPT, NotebookLM. How I use multiple AI tools together like an orchestra to build real products as a non-developer.
Gemini Canvas Changed How I Build Frontends
The visual AI tool that collapsed my design loop from minutes to seconds. How I use Gemini Canvas for design and Claude Code for everything else.
The Non-Coder's Toolkit: AI Tools, Automation, and Building Your Workflow
Claude Code, Gemini Canvas, ChatGPT, Cursor, v0, Bolt. What each tool does, when to use which, and how to build automation that works while you sleep.
Testing for Non-Coders: How to Know If It Actually Works
The AI says it works. But does it? Three levels of testing anyone can do, the sample-then-scale approach, and a checklist you can actually use.
Security for Non-Coders: How I Protect Myself (And You Should Too)
Rule Zero: start with boring data. Plus .gitignore, pre-commit hooks, the "move don't delete" rule, Docker, Mac Minis, and a common sense checklist.
What AI Gets Wrong (And How I Catch It)
AI tools are the most productive and most confidently wrong technology I've ever used. Both are true at the same time. Here's what I've found after 61 sessions.
Why I Share My Process, Not My Code
Everything I sell could be rebuilt by anyone with the same tools. The code isn't the valuable part. The domain knowledge and decisions are.
The Non-Coder's Stack: Tools I Actually Use
Claude Code, GitHub, Render, Obsidian, and not much else. No frameworks, no dependencies, no build tools. Here's why that works.
From "Almost a Coder" to Actually Shipping Products
Built my own PC, had a Raspberry Pi, tried to learn Python three times. AI tools finally closed the gap. 61 sessions, 13 projects, and counting.