What this case covers
The author has 16 years of full-stack development and project management experience and had not previously built a WeChat Mini Program. After first getting two personal projects running with AI Coding, the author received the first external paid custom order. The article reviews the complete process and pitfalls of the portrait aesthetics studio mini program, from requirement communication and development to review and launch.
Questions it answers
- How can the scope be quickly locked down in the first requirements communication?
- How should the timeline for 10-day delivery be broken down?
- What work does AI Coding handle in the project?
- What does the client need to prepare, and what is the developer responsible for?
- What pitfalls were encountered with filing, real-device testing, and review?
Our observations
- Cutting online payment and points from the first version was the prerequisite for launching in 10 days.
- Filing and development were advanced in parallel to avoid paperwork slowing overall progress.
- AI can write code, but feature trade-offs and acceptance criteria still need to be decided by people.
From the author
What really made me fast on this project was not only that AI writes code quickly; clarifying upfront what to do and what not to do for now was also very important.