Shipping My First Production Site with Lovable: What I Learned

I’ve spent the better part of my career building things the traditional way: hand-coding components, managing state, and meticulously translating Figma files into code. However, for a recent project, we decided to try a different workflow to build and ship a production level website using an AI tool. We used Lovable to see if we could bridge the gap between design and production faster. It was an eye-opening experience. In this post, I'll break down our process, where the tool truly surprised us, and the specific areas where an engineer’s touch remains non-negotiable.