Building Tokei-api With AI: A Web Dev Journey
Built tokei-api web app in 10 hours using AI agents, Crystal language & Kemal framework on Koyeb & Neon services. First time building a full-fledged web app!
Introduction Since the beginning of 2025, AI agents have made dramatic progress. We're now living in a time where you can simply share an idea with an AI, and it will generate an application for you. Although I’ve been casually programming for both work and fun, I had never created a full-fledged web application before. Web apps seemed a bit intimidating to me because of all the technical hurdles involved—authentication, databases, deployment—especially compared to command-line tools. But thanks to the power of AI agents, I was able to build my first web app, and I’d like to share my experien...