AI-Assisted Development: How I Ship Production Code Without a CS Degree

Originally published on AIdeazz — cross-posted here with canonical link. Six months ago, I was debugging a TypeScript type error at 2 AM, wondering if my non-traditional path into development would finally catch up with me. I'd just deployed a multi-agent system that routes between Groq and Claude APIs, handles WhatsApp and Telegram messages, and manages Oracle Cloud infrastructure. The system works. It makes money. And I built most of it using AI-assisted development tools. The Executive Who Co