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Bryan Williams

Self-taught, building with AI since April 2026. Creator of Neverclosed, a 24/7 AI receptionist for small businesses, plus honesty-first agent harnesses. Truth over hype — building in public.

Location North Carolina, USA Joined Joined on  Personal website https://tryneverclosed.com

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Self-taught (since 2026)

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Founder — Neverclosed (24/7 AI receptionist)

Installed Is Not Active: Why an AI Harness Has to Prove Itself
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Installed Is Not Active: Why an AI Harness Has to Prove Itself

#ai #agents #testing #programming
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We fixed the eval platform we're competing on: a TypeError that crashed three benchmark pipelines

Summer Bug Smash: Clear the Lineup 🐛🛹
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We fixed the eval platform we're competing on: a TypeError that crashed three benchmark pipelines

#devchallenge #bugsmash #python #opensource
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"0 matches" looked like "all clean": the PowerShell filter that couldn't fail loudly

Summer Bug Smash: Smash Stories 🐛🛹
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"0 matches" looked like "all clean": the PowerShell filter that couldn't fail loudly

#devchallenge #bugsmash #powershell #debugging
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Last night we entered a memory benchmark against Tencent and Mem0. The score isn't back yet - and I'm publishing it either way.
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Last night we entered a memory benchmark against Tencent and Mem0. The score isn't back yet - and I'm publishing it either way.

#showdev #ai #buildinpublic #benchmarking
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"Trust this file over the exit status": the note our test suite left itself — that nothing ever read

Summer Bug Smash: Smash Stories 🐛🛹
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"Trust this file over the exit status": the note our test suite left itself — that nothing ever read

#devchallenge #bugsmash #debugging #node
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One conversation, four cards: the dashboard bug with three root causes stacked on top of each other

Summer Bug Smash: Clear the Lineup 🐛🛹
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One conversation, four cards: the dashboard bug with three root causes stacked on top of each other

#devchallenge #bugsmash #debugging #javascript
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4 months ago I couldn't code. Then I started treating my AI like a partner instead of a tool.
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4 months ago I couldn't code. Then I started treating my AI like a partner instead of a tool.

#showdev #ai #beginners #buildinpublic
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