Hello from Rork Lab.
Today marks a milestone we wanted to celebrate with you: across all four Dolice Labs sites—Claude Lab, Gemini Lab, Antigravity Lab, and Rork Lab—we've reached 100,000 Cloudflare requests.
This isn't just a metric. This represents all of you.
What This Number Really Means
100,000 requests means 100,000 moments where someone—maybe you—opened their browser with a question:
- "How do I actually use Claude effectively?"
- "What can Gemini do that I didn't know about?"
- "How do I build an app without coding?"
- "What's the future of AI agents?"
And then you found an article that helped answer that question.
That's what we built this for.
A Solo Developer's Story
Rork Lab is run by one person: Masaki Hirokawa (政樹).
Before sunrise, coffee in hand, he's writing about the latest ways to build apps with Rork. During the day, he experiments with new features, edge cases, workarounds. By evening, those discoveries become tutorials that land in your inbox or feed.
It's not glamorous. We're not a VC-backed publication with a team of writers and editors.
But that's also our strength. These are the honest observations of one person who actually uses these tools, builds with them, and cares deeply about helping others do the same.
When you read a Rork Lab article, you're getting a trusted individual voice—not a corporate marketing post, not an algorithm optimized for clicks.
The Dolice Labs Ecosystem
Rork Lab doesn't exist in isolation. It's part of a larger vision: four specialized sites, one cohesive learning experience.
- Claude Lab — Deep dives into Claude AI for engineers and creators
- Gemini Lab — Quick takes on Google Gemini's evolving capabilities
- Antigravity Lab — Exploring the future of AI agents and autonomous systems
- Rork Lab — The practical guide to building real apps without code
Together, these four sites form an ecosystem where builders, developers, and curious people can learn about the AI tools that matter. 100,000 requests distributed across four focused communities.
None of us would be here alone. Together, we're building something bigger.
The Tech We're Proud Of
Dolice Labs isn't just a blog. It's built on an ambitious technical foundation:
- Next.js 16 with App Router for modern, performant architecture
- TypeScript for type safety and maintainability
- Cloudflare Workers for global edge delivery
- next-intl v4 supporting fully bilingual content (English + Japanese)
- MDX-to-JSON transformation for dynamic content handling
- Stripe integration for sustainable membership pricing
We could have used a simpler stack. Instead, we chose complexity in service of quality and scalability. That bet is paying off.
100,000 requests flowing through a well-designed system feels as good as the metric itself.
What's Next for Rork Lab
100K is not the finish line. It's a checkpoint on a longer journey.
Here's what we're building toward:
1. Advanced Guides for Serious Builders
More content for people who want to go deeper—building production apps, integrating complex APIs, monetizing with subscriptions.
2. A Living Community
Not just readers visiting our articles, but a space where people building with Rork can share what they've learned, show off their apps, and learn from each other.
3. Video Content
Seeing real app development in motion—prompts, iteration, debugging, the whole messy creative process—will help more people understand what's possible.
4. Templates and Real Examples
Code snippets you can fork and adapt. Example projects that show patterns you can replicate.
What We're Asking From You
If 100,000 requests means 100,000 potential advocates, we're hoping some of that is you.
- Share an article if it helped you. New readers discover us that way.
- Tell us what you're building. Your projects inspire our next topics.
- Ask questions. The confusion you have is probably what others have too.
- Follow us on social and subscribe to our newsletter. We share early as we're writing.
- Support us if you believe in independent AI education. Our Premium membership helps sustain the work.
Rork updates almost every month. Gemini releases new models quarterly. Claude gets smarter every season. The landscape shifts constantly.
We're here to help you navigate it.
The Real Thank You
To everyone who's landed on a Dolice Labs page and found something useful: thank you.
To the people who've shared our work with friends and colleagues: thank you.
To those of you who've sent messages saying, "This article helped me understand..." or "I built this thing because of your guide": thank you. That's everything.
100,000 requests tells us we're on the right path. It tells us that thoughtful, practical, honest writing about AI tools and app development matters.
We're taking that seriously. We're going to keep writing. Keep experimenting. Keep pushing toward a future where these tools are accessible to anyone with curiosity and determination.
We're just getting started.
The Rork Lab team Masaki Hirokawa March 25, 2026