How It All Started
It all began with a seemingly simple question: "Can I search across multiple search engines simultaneously without using paid APIs?" The answer, which initially looked like a technical "no", turned into a months-long development adventure that led me to reflect deeply on the role of AI as a technical advisor and on the very nature of internet search.
The user — let's call him M. — already had a basic infrastructure: a browser extension that opened tabs on Google, Brave, and DuckDuckGo, extracted the results, and aggregated them on a single page. He wanted to expand it to eight engines, add a flight search engine, and make the whole thing public.
What followed was an iterative development process that highlighted both the potential and the limitations of AI as a development support tool.
The Technical Challenges: What We Learned
