Announcement
With the Chrome extension I released today, you can read any site in two languages "just like in the image" and see the meanings of individual words. With over 50 languages and more than 15 theme options, you can read and learn English at no extra cost using Google's built-in translation feature. The link is right below 👇
Notes from the Second Day of the Challenge
To avoid the analysis paralysis I experienced before Vibe coding, I started 3 different projects at once.
These projects were difficult, medium, and easy level. I thought, if I couldn't finish the others, I would at least be able to ship the easy one.
Working on three projects simultaneously is enjoyable and provides momentum. When I first started the projects, I thought I couldn't do it and I was a little scared.
Was I overestimating my abilities? But there was no talent here, this was Claude's talent, and I regained my courage.
The sheer volume of work produced in just about two hours was enormous. But I had to choose one to polish, and I chose the Bilingual Translate app.
It took quite a while to get it ready for publication, and it's finally finished. I created a landing page and a gumroad page. And everything is ready. It was a long day.
I think the other notes I made to myself below will be useful for you as well.
See you tomorrow.
Insights
- The bigger the goals, the bigger the results.
- I realize that the imagination is unlocking more and more as I see what's possible.
- Sometimes I make requests as absurd as a child's wishes, and the AI just handles them.
- Design is always the most time-consuming thing for me.
- Elon Musk always emphasizes the importance of a tight feedback loop, and he is absolutely right. I show my progress to the AI, get its criticism, and improve it further in each cycle.
- The first 99% of the project takes 99% of the time, but the remaining 1% takes another 99%. It's just as difficult.
- AI can easily handle broad strokes, but when it comes to subtle details, it lacks finesse (or it feels like using a sledgehammer for a delicate task).
- The interface shapes your entire thought process. When I developed the same project with different interfaces, it went in different directions.
- I work more efficiently in the mornings, and my battery runs out towards evening. I need to take two-hour naps like Leonardo Da Vinci.
- Development is full of grunt work, and it takes way too long.
Things I Need to Automate
- I need to be able to make social media posts with a single click.
- I need to edit the .claude folder so that Claude code doesn't ask for permissions.
- I need to gather all the AI APIs I use into a single file (I'm currently wasting time finding them from old projects).
- I need to turn the commit and push loop into a script and do it with a single command.
- Since the AI is unaware of current AI models, I constantly have to go to websites and change the models. I need to create a helper with costs that will allow me to automatically retrieve model pages.
- I need to turn the usage limits and reset time information shown on Claude's site into a widget on my screen.
To-Do List
- I need to gather the necessary tools for rapid development in Vibe Coding and share them with other developers.
- I need to connect multiple monitors because I'm now working on three projects at once.
Mistakes
- I should have chosen the project I needed to focus on earlier. I spent more than half the day working on three different projects.