From idea to iPhone app in under 15 hours, with an agent driving the browser
jacalulu · x · 2026-11-06
The author started building an app in an Uber on the way home from work; by morning it was running on their iPhone, with an agent driving the browser to configure Google Sign-In in Cloud Console. Less than 15 hours from "I wish this existed" to holding it. The screenshot shows the voice-note app "Thursday Draft."
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