AI in docs changed how I learned to build a SaaS. 🤯
I recently built a SaaS using:
→ Next.js
→ Clerk + custom auth flow
→ PostgreSQL / Neon DB
→ Drizzle ORM
The interesting part?
I didn't actually know PostgreSQL or SQL queries properly. 😅
And still, I was able to build the flow I needed.
What made it easier?
AI inside documentation.
Normally, the problem is:
“I know what I want to do… but I don't even know what this feature is called.”
So searching docs becomes difficult.
With AI, I can explain the context:
“I'm getting this data, I need to connect it with this table, and then return it like this…”
And AI can help me find:
→ the right method
→ the right property
→ the right docs page
→ the right way to structure it
That saved me from spending hours trying to guess the correct technical keyword.
What I learned from this 👇
I don't think developers need to memorize every technology.
What matters more is understanding the flow:
Requirement → Data → Logic → Connection → Response
How data is generated.
How it moves.
What connects to what.
What should happen next.
Once you understand that, learning the actual technology becomes much easier.
So my approach now 🚀
- Understand what I want to build.
- Break the requirement into a simple flow.
- Explain the problem with context.
- Use AI + official docs to find the correct implementation.
- Build it.
- Understand what the code actually did.
- Repeat.
That's how you can build real projects while learning the technology at the same time.
One important nuance though:
AI can help you find the path, but you still need to understand the road you're driving on. 😄
Using AI isn't replacing learning.
It's making the learning loop much faster.
