Company Overview

1. What is DONTBEAC?

DONTBEAC (dontbeac.app) is an independent software development, developer tooling, and technical research platform founded in 2026 by software engineer Aditya Jaiswal.

The project was created to address a specific problem in modern software engineering: the gap between marketing claims about artificial intelligence and what actually works deterministically inside production codebases. We publish empirical model evaluations, reproducible code architecture breakdowns, and verified configuration blueprints for developers who build production systems.

2. What are you building?

We are building a comprehensive developer knowledge and workflow execution platform that combines:

• Production Failure Post-Mortems: Deep, reproducible post-mortem analyses of where AI-generated code breaks, including silent compiler state drift, token exhaustion traps, and context window degradation.
• Developer Tooling Evaluations: Empirical testing of AI coding CLIs, IDE extensions (such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf), and vector storage frameworks under real multi-file monorepo constraints.
• Deterministic Configuration Vault: Curated repository of verified prompt architectures, .cursorrules definitions, and agent execution blueprints.
• Interactive Developer Assistant (In Active Development): An upcoming natural-language interface allowing engineers to query our post-mortem database, test prompt syntax, and validate agentic configuration files directly in the browser.

3. What problem does it solve?

Most online tutorials and promotional posts regarding AI tools present idealized, superficial demos. In real-world enterprise engineering, developers face concrete operational roadblocks:

• Uncontrolled API token burn during long-horizon coding tasks.
• Hallucinations in complex multi-file TypeScript or Python codebases.
• Authentication and configuration hurdles (such as Claude Code CLI permission errors).
• Inconsistent agent tool usage when invoking local shell and database utilities.

DONTBEAC provides tested solutions, practical workarounds, and strict architectural constraints that eliminate guesswork for working developers.

4. Who is it for?

Our target audience consists of:

5. How does it work?

The platform operates through a hybrid access model:

• Free Open Access: In-depth technical guides, tool comparisons, daily international AI news, and public troubleshooting walk-throughs are accessible freely without registration.
• Authenticated Member Vault: Registered engineers can access specialized system configuration templates, prompt architecture blueprints, and deep post-mortem teardowns.
• Purchasing Power Parity (PPP): We offer localized subscription pricing via Razorpay and Stripe to ensure affordable access for developers globally.

6. What stage is it currently at?

DONTBEAC is an active, live early-stage web product.

• Production Infrastructure: Built with Next.js 15, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Supabase authentication, and Prisma ORM, deployed live on Vercel at https://dontbeac.app.
• Published Content & Workflows: Over 90 detailed technical guides, 15 daily AI news reports, and multi-tool evaluations are live and indexed.
• Current Engineering Milestone: Designing and benchmarking the interactive Claude API integration to enable real-time prompt linting and architecture verification for developers.

7. Who is behind it?

The platform is founded, built, and maintained by Aditya Jaiswal, an independent software engineer and AI researcher. Aditya conducts hands-on testing of LLM models and developer tooling, reproduces production issues, and oversees all platform code and editorial standards.

Detailed editorial standards and research methodology can be reviewed on our About & Standards Page.