Coding with Jan

Helping developers get paid with Shopify.

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

Yesterday i prototyped 3 apps that would've been almost impossible a year ago.

A gift finder, a price comparison tool, and a shop-the-look feature.

All 3 search every Shopify store at once to find the best products.

Global catalog API 👇
https://t.co/PAa5rJYbtT

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

this looks like a screensaver. i sold it for a few thousand.

it's a vector database. search by meaning, not keywords. every question becomes a point in space, and you pull the closest matches.

turned it into a paid client service. zero code written.

https://t.co/JL6ELeeXE9

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

An automation follows steps you wrote in advance.
It breaks if something unexpected shows up.

An agent gets a goal and the tools.
It decides the steps in real time.

How developers are automating entire services with agents:
https://t.co/JL6ELeeXE9

[Liam Griffin @liam_at_shopify]

Devs! You've read the Editions updates, now go deeper and watch @Coding_with_Jan unpack the developer features with @eytanseidman

https://t.co/TFNxUtaGHS

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

@DsMatie @ecombeckett Cool we did that interview 😄👍
Awesome share

[beckett‼️ @ecombeckett]

my Shopify app journey:

1. turn 17 and start Shopify dropshipping store
2. go to college for comp sci, drop out after a year to learn to code on my own
3. need some way to make money, remember Shopify apps from dropshipping days
4. watch @Coding_with_Jan interview with @DsMatie
4.1. Find out that Shopify apps do $1B revenue per year??
5. Fork Shopify app Remix template and just figure it out (started from basically zero, comp sci wasn't helpful)
6. Try to make an auto blog formatting app (6 months), no one knew what it did
7. Almost ran out of money, sold dropshipping store for runway (3 years after starting it)
8. Try to make WYSIWYG blog editor app, failed bc spaghetti code was too buggy (6 months)
9. Start Affilitrak, publish MVP and develop in prod
10. Get BFS, make app free, many people install
11. Provide good support, people leave reviews
12. Finally add paid plan 1 year and 3 months after starting
13. MRR grows but slowly, working on it

It's been 2.5 years since I dropped out to work on Shopify apps. I'm happy with how it's gone, I don't think I would do anything differently.

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

the full interview just went live, with all the context and reasoning.

what update do you find most interesting?

👇
https://t.co/3MTwlvCtyg

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

i sat down with shopify's VP of product to go through editions 2026.

their biggest AI update yet.

here's what matters most for developers 👇

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

🤖 sidekick app extensions.

your app can plug right into the AI conversation.

worth a look if you're getting close to publishing.

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

the full interview just went live, with all the context and reasoning.

what update do you find most interesting?

👇
https://t.co/3MTwlvCtyg

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

🤖 sidekick app extensions.

your app can plug right into the AI conversation.

worth a look if you're getting close to publishing.

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

My ex-boss Patrick.
Worked 2 years at his Shopify Agency.
Then left to pursue my own thing.
He supported me all the way.
We're Still friends to this date.

That's real leadership.
Cheers 🍕

[Coding with Jan @Coding_with_Jan]

Sat down with Helder from Skrey, a 37-person Shopify agency based in Portugal.

We talked about building an agency in an expanding market.

Good conversation. Link below:
https://t.co/VibrNLpqDh