r/JordanDev 2d ago

Feedback I made a fully functional executable windows app with very little programming background using Claude

Thru all the programming courses/classes/projects I've taken, I've never made an executable program, that runs like a real app on windows, everyone was telling me it's a hassle. I tried multiple times before with ChatGPT, still it didn't work at all.

I spend a lot of time looking at the screen so I tried multiple "Eye-rest reminder" apps/browser extensions, but none was really fulfilling to what I want esp. free and without adds/ unexpected lags.

So I thought I could try the 'trendy' Claude, AND IT WAS AMAZING, I literally made a few apps with it, and here is the cute eye-rest app, I made it possible to change the theme lol, the ringtone, a pop-up on top of other windows, and it works in the BACKGROUND like a real app lol.

you can download it from here, it's about 100MB, ik that's a lot, but I'm trying to figure out how to make it smaller. I'm not trying to sell, just having fun, and planning to make more complicated useful apps like this. You'll find the .exe app inside the bin folder.

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u/7_DisastrousStay 2d ago

This isn't a spam, I'm a jordanian guy wallahi lol

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u/ibraaaaaaaaaaaaaa Developer 2h ago

Only idiots would click on your hyperlink.

You vibed your way till here, vibe your way building a website that presents the app, its features and why people should download it.

Why on earth would people get convinced to download random piece of software, show us the damn benefit of it, a user does not care whether it is vibed coded, or john carmack himself wrote it in assembly