I built a productivity app 100% with Claude that's now #4 on ProductHunt
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/escape-the-algorithm
I've been trying to build some simple apps with Claude and this one is gaining some momentum! Ask me any questions about my dev/design process using AI (and use the app; it's free!)
Your reasoning on Claude got me really interested. Congrats on the PH success as well!
Glad you found that interesting and thank you so much! Stay tuned I have another launch coming soon that I think is going to be very exciting 🙏🏼
Nice! How long did it take to build with claude? What language did you use?
Thanks
Mostly just vanilla JS - probably about 15-20 hrs is all!
This hit home. 8 years as a PM, never could build anything myself. Claude changed that.
My biggest learning curve: architecture decisions. Claude is great at writing code, but early on I'd ask it to "build X" and get a messy, unscalable result.
Took me weeks to realize I needed to think through the system design myself first - database schema, API structure, how services talk to each other - then ask Claude to execute specific pieces.
How did you handle the architecture/scalability side? Did you brainstorm that with Claude too, or figure it out separately?
Congratulations! Claude also gave you useful tips to launch and be on top on Product Hunt?
It's already on the third rank of PH. Crazyy!
Crazy! I have an exciting app coming that I think could be even higher 🙏🏼
Great job, Ernest! Your productivity app built with Claude is impressive and deserving of the #4 spot on ProductHunt!
Thank you! It got up to #3 actually - hope my next launch is even higher 🙏🏼
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I've spent over 100 hours using both and with 3.5 Sonnet, Claude definitely is a bit quicker getting things right. I'll sometimes switch when I hit a wall on a feature and don't make progress. Claude also has a better interface for pasting files and viewing code for sure.