🛠️ Open October Build Session #1 Recap
Our first build session brought together new and returning contributors to share updates and project ideas.
By The Barefoot DevOctober 9, 2025
Open OctoberCommunity Development
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Open October Kickoff Recap
OpenOctober kickoff recap: creatives + technologists aligning to build open, local-first tools for Detroit. Submit your project by Oct 7.
By The Barefoot DevOctober 3, 2025
Open OctoberCommunity BuildingOpen Commons
Closing the Knowledge Gap: Vibe Coding @ Bamboo Royal Oak – August 11, 2025
At this month’s Vibe Coding meetup, we explored how AI tools like Cursor can speed up projects—or derail them without clear direction. I shared the Renaissance City LaunchPad, a cultural shift and support ecosystem empowering community organizers to build, own, and sustain their own technology.
By The Barefoot DevAugust 12, 2025
Community DevelopmentVibe Coding Detroit
🛠️ VibeCoding Project Highlights – Building for Community
At our latest VibeCoding session, developers are bringing ideas to life with a shared mission: build tools that empower community.
By The Barefoot DevAugust 1, 2025
Community DevelopmentVibe Code Detroit
Grassroots Innovation at Work: A Recap of Black Tech Saturdays Pitch Day
At Black Tech Saturdays on July 22nd, 30 founders took the stage to share bold, community-rooted ideas—from wearable tech to solar-powered EV solutions. The event showcased Detroit’s grassroots innovation in action, with five standout winners leading the charge toward a more equitable future.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 29, 2025
Community DevelopmentBlackTechSaturday
From Spirit to Stack: How Rochelle Stevenson Is Building a Healing Platform with AI and Web3
As spiritual healer using AI and Web3 to build Solis Copia, Temple of Light, a nonprofit rooted in sound, retreat, and transformation, Rechelle's journey shows what’s possible when vision meets the right tools—and invites others to do the same.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 18, 2025
Walking the PathRochelle Stevenson
đź”— Building Bridges: APIs, AI, and Chainlink at the July Detroit Software Developers Meetup
The July Detroit Software Developers Meetup brought together "non-techies", new developers, seasoned engineers, and curious creatives to explore how APIs, AI, and Chainlink Functions are bridging Web2, Web3, and local ecosystems—all while connecting the communities of Detroit Blockchain Collective, Google Developer Group, Detroit Software Developers, and Detroit DevOps.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 17, 2025
Community DevelopmentAPIsDetroit Software Developers
📣 Help Build Public AI for the People, by the People – Starting Right Here in Detroit
We’re building a community-powered AI system to organize, document, and amplify local voices—and we’re looking for a writer and video creator to join the team as Public AI Creative Fellows with a $5,000 stipend.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 16, 2025
Community DevelopmentMetaGov
Building Together in Ann Arbor: A2 New Tech, July 2025 Recap
How startups, devs, and dreamers connect every month to move ideas forward
By The Barefoot DevJuly 16, 2025
A2NewTechCommunity Development
Why I’m Walking the Path of the Barefoot Dev
A flickering idea found its light in a mansion full of creatives, where I realized the path forward was to walk barefoot—building with care, clarity, and community.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 15, 2025
Community DevelopmentInspirationWalking the Path
🔊 Mike Onslow on Building Voice-Enabled Apps with AI and Getting Back to Your Code
How AI is reshaping software development, sharing lessons from building a voice-enabled article reader while emphasizing the importance of rapid prototyping, documentation, and staying adaptable in an AI-first workflow.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 15, 2025
Mike OnslowVibeCodingAI Voice Tools
🚀 Ramon Williams on Building Apps Without Code — and Without Limits
How non-technical founders can use structured prompts and no-code tools to go from idea to MVP — turning AI into a true co-founder
By The Barefoot DevJuly 15, 2025
Ramon WilliamsVibeCodingNon-Tech Builders
🧠Colin Harman on Task Management, AI Agents, and Building Smarter Dev Workflows
How managing AI-assisted development with fewer "turns per task" is key to staying productive
By The Barefoot DevJuly 15, 2025
Colin HarmonVibeCodingAI Productivity
🎨 David Baird on AI as Creative Expression: The Origins of VibeCoding
A journey from musician to technologist shaped MySalt.ai and inspired a community where AI becomes a creative tool for expression and exploration.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 15, 2025
David BairdMySalt.AIVibeCoding
⚡️ VibeCoding Royal Oak Recap: AI Tools, Real Projects, and What We’re Building Next
Whether you're coding full-time, launching a startup, or just exploring what’s possible, this meetup showed that AI-assisted development is no longer optional — it’s foundational.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 15, 2025
Vibe CodingAI DevelopmentCommunity Building
Reflections from Artisanal Futures
What Detroit’s Creatives Can Learn from Community-Centered AI
By The Barefoot DevJuly 14, 2025
Community DevelopmentAIArt
What Do DePIN, Augmented Reality, and Game Development Have in Common?
Building a shared future, where infrastructure, immersion, and interactivity converge to power new forms of community expression and ownership.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 14, 2025
Community Development
🧱 What is DePIN?
DePIN = Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks
By The Barefoot DevJuly 14, 2025
BlockchainDePIN
Rebuilding Infrastructure from the Ground Up: A Deep Dive into DePIN with Jeremy Mahrle
Interested in joining the movement? Follow the Detroit Blockchain Collective, hop into their Discord, or come to a future event. As Jeremy said: you don’t need to code, you just need to care.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 14, 2025
BlockchainDePinDetroitBlockchainCollective
What I Heard Sitting in the Crowd: A Decade of AR, from Crunch Time to QR Codes
And why it felt like a perfect reflection of thebarefoot.dev mindset
By The Barefoot DevJuly 14, 2025
ARDNewTech
From Spaghetti Code to Solo Dev Studio: Lessons from a 20-Year Game Development Journey
A veteran game developer reflects on 20+ years in the industry—and how AI is now enabling him to build complete games solo, from concept to launch. In this inspiring talk, he shares lessons from the ad tech world, why performance marketing matters more than ever, and how tools like Gemini and Unity are reshaping the future of indie development.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 14, 2025
Game DevelopmentDNewTech
Barefoot Dev Toolkit: Find the Right Tool for Your Next Build
V0. Cursor. Replit. Lovable.dev. This blog helps you pick the right tool for where you are today—and where you're heading tomorrow.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 9, 2025
KID INK. is Empowering Students with Skills for the Future
KID INK. is a unique innovation platform aiming to empower students in Detroit. They aim to help students acquire both the technical and mindset-based skills they need for the future. The initiative, spearheaded by passionate parents and educators, is focused on equipping the younger generation with the tools necessary to succeed in the digital age.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 9, 2025
EducationTechnologyCommunity
Building Community Through Code: Detroit's Tech Renaissance
How Detroit's developer community is building more than just software—we're building a city's future through technology, community, and authentic connections.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 7, 2025
communitydetroittech
From Assembly Lines to Code: Detroit's Digital Transformation
How Detroit's manufacturing heritage is shaping its digital future, and why the skills that built cars are perfect for building software.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 7, 2025
workforcetransformationmanufacturing
The Art of Code: Detroit's Creative Coding Movement
How Detroit's artistic heritage is inspiring a new generation of creative coders, blending technology with the city's rich cultural traditions.
By The Barefoot DevJuly 7, 2025
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