Hands-on Experience Building Apps with Claude Code
ednico_ · x · 2026-07-11
The author shares their experience using Claude Max / Claude Code to build an application, noting they rarely hit usage limits. The process involved iteratively adding features, tweaking details, and removing unfitting parts, which was occasionally frustrating but overall highly positive.
The recommended workflow includes:
- Creating a project directory and pointing Claude Code to it.
- Describing the desired goals and features.
- Providing examples of existing implementations.
- Letting the AI take over the work.
The author mentions the app has been in daily use for a month and is now being fully open-sourced. They note that while existing tools have their merits, none offered the exact feature mix they wanted—some lacked intuitive Markdown support, others missed PDF annotation, and some relied too heavily on a plugin ecosystem.
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