I had a few days off and built myself two web applications. I have limited coding experience working with Python on and C for Raspberry Pi and Ardiuno projects. But would never consider myself a person who can really code. I mostly mimic and try to learn. I had two things I wanted to make, a Kanban board, and a tracker for competitions I participate in. Each web app took around 3-4 hours total time. That includes me writing my own initial requirements, setting up Git repositories, setting up Cloudflare to host, and integrating on the design and functions. I simply could not have built these without a tool like Claude. I was also impressed where Claude made suggestions on how to make the tools more capable. I have tried a few locally built Kanbans using Excel and One Note. They never flowed well. I did not want to shell out $$ for a commercial app. Now I have a tool that is easy to use, fits my requirements exactly, uses responsive design, it works on my phone, tablets and PCs, has security to prevent others from having access to. It has import/export functions and is really a joy to use. Same with my competition tracker, I would use Word or Excell- but always clunky, hard to search, not consistent. Now I have a structured easy to use way to record events. I can also refer to these events easily when in planning for a new competition to review notes and prepare. This idea that “anyone” can make their own tools is incredibly compelling. I am fully aware that the code is not perfect. As I learn more, I will clean things up. The process was like having an expert tutor alongside me. I would ask a question and it would walk me through the changes needed. If I screwed something up, it would help me troubleshoot and correct (I screwed up a lot!). I am over 60. I remember using punch cards in High School. And playing text based games like Moon Lander at the local college library that printed out on a dot matrix printer - no screens. We truly are in a new period of capability. submitted by /u/mk3waterboy
Originally posted by u/mk3waterboy on r/ArtificialInteligence
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