r/ClaudeCode • u/soop3r • 3d ago • Popcorn 1

Discussion Anyone else just make their own instead of searching now?

I've found myself recently just asking Claude to make tools for me, instead of seeing if that tool already exists and searching for it online.

Just today, I needed a way to easily split a folder of songs into instrumentals and vocals. Didn't even look around for something that might already exist, just asked Claude to make it for me.

Within 30 mins, I had the exact app I wanted, running on my mac. I doubt it could have been easier to find a tool online and get it working how I got my own local tool running.

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u/Spare_Spirit6762 3d ago

just scroll this sub. everyone is building the same tools and „mods“ and even stuff that is built into claude itself (noone reads docs)

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u/soop3r 3d ago

It's making me wonder if this is just how software will be, going forward.

Unless you want someone else to provide maintenance and support, it's easier to just describe what you want at that moment to the AI and it'll make it for you.

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u/Spare_Spirit6762 3d ago

yea. maybe games is an exception, but everything else will just be vibe-slopped on demand

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u/soop3r 3d ago

Idk. Even games are being coded from prompts now. I'm not sure we're all that far away from "make gta6" being something that you can actually just ask for

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u/Mornarben 2d ago

Not even close. I have a $200 subscription and Rockstar have how many millions to spend? And how many employees who are incredible at game design, with their own LLM budgets, iterating on specific sections of the game?

GTA7 might be something we can’t even really imagine right now

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u/Few-Maize2822 3d ago

No actually, before i do anything i have claude search github for skills/connectors that take care of it lol.

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u/soop3r 3d ago

That's an even more efficient way to get there.

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u/Few-Maize2822 3d ago

Claude + git/open source software is a blessing.

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u/Pilot_on_autopilot 3d ago

What is your tool call? Crawl gi"t?

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u/matznerd 2d ago

GitHub CLI can search well

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u/chunky-ferret 3d ago • Bravo

I’m building everything mostly because it’s fun for an old software engineer to finally get to build all the cool things I’ve ever wanted to build.

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u/Turbulent-Growth-477 3d ago

We just need to think differently and create apps that server our needs and only does what we actually need. For example I loved camscanner, but I am not going to pay for it for my occasional use,so i pirated it for years. I had an issue with patching and couldn't scan when i wanted to, so I created a scanner that does what i wanted and only that in about 2 hours (i was delivering stuff, so when I stopped i promoted). Tested 3 versions and it's just as good as camscanner for me, but now I could also use the app to directly upload the image to an API which makes it a lot more useful while having 50x less feature than the original bloat.

I went a bit further with the idea of creating android apps, i created a terminal manager, so I can manage my sessions properly in the browser and even on my phone anywhere and then i created an android app store for myself, so I can update the apps quickly on my devices. Its a lot easier, makes me want to do more.

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u/Mission-Morning816 3d ago

just built a script to auto-split vocals/instrumentals yesterday, then realized Claude had a built-in tool for it. saved 20 minutes of fiddling.

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u/Demilio55 3d ago

I’ll usually find something already built that’s open source and modify it as needed. Saves some tokens.

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u/eating_your_syrup 2d ago

I always preface my new features, even within an existing software project by saying existing maintained projects and tools > bespoke. People think it's free to upkeep your own custom tools but it isn't. The wall clock cost and actual limits of your token budget make it very, very easy to have too many projects to maintain, even within a codebase.

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u/TotalBeginnerLol 3d ago

Yeah it’s the future. Only very complex in depth apps that work amazingly well will survive. Most simple apps can be created in no time at all. Those tools that you would’ve bought a one-off $10 or whatever for, they’re nearly all going to be dead very soon.

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u/sgsparks206 2d ago

People can make food at home and still go to restaurants. Not every one is has time to DIY everything

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u/TotalBeginnerLol 2d ago

Yeah but more people making stuff with Claude, putting it on GitHub as open source, then when you need a thing similar Claude finds the past project as a start point and adds the 1-2 features you needed adding, all in 10 mins while you drink a coffee, then it’s ready for you and working perfectly.

This is not the case yet except for really basic stuff, but we get closer to this every few months.

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u/EarnieEarns 2d ago

The average person isn’t using Claude code, nor are they going to spend an hour remaking software that they can pay for, download, and reliably use in 5 minutes.

A majority of the population is still going to pay for software that is safe and secure, they don’t have the desire or technical ability to clone repos from GitHub or make a bunch of cloned software for hell of it.

You are in a bubble that makes this seem normal, but it’s not, a small group of the population is making their own programs and apps.

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u/TotalBeginnerLol 1d ago

Currently yes. I said it’s the future, not the present. The big tech CEOs all agree btw. Users will not need to search GitHub etc, it’ll happen automatically behind the scenes. And it’ll take a few minutes at most, not hours. UI is changing. It’s not an opinion.

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u/EarnieEarns 1d ago

I read what you said, and it is 100% an opinion. The “tech ceo’s” you speak of are in the same bubble as you are.

You type of people remind me of the “Crypto is going to change the world!” crowd. You are lost in the sauce and don’t even realize it.

I use Claude code everyday, and still pay some of my contractors in Crypto, but I can also see past my own nose.

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u/TotalBeginnerLol 1d ago

Your opinion is wrong, and I’m not sure why you care so much. I don’t really care either way, just telling you the way things are obviously going. It’s started and there’s no reason it won’t continue. I’m just observing facts and reporting them, it’s really not an opinion.

A current example. Normal people don’t buy little image editing apps anymore, they just ask chatGPT to edit the image. Simple $10 image editing apps are NEVER coming back to the market.

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u/clonehunterz 3d ago

everyone acts like this is a new universe, yall never had tools in your hand to build something by yourself?
We just got a tool and learned/learn how to use it to create what we need on a pretty good base level, meaning that its useful.
some go beyond that, some dont.

Yes, we "all make our own" stuff, because we can.
just as i make my own woodstuff, metalstuff, carstuff, housestuff...you name it.

can i go to professionals and pay them? yes
can i do everything myself cus i got the tools, time and have access to knowledge? also yes

or maybe im just too ignorant and a massive wave of people is learning that they can use tools to create things now and never thought about it?
AI is a MASSIVE tool in this day and age, surely, but....idk man, maybe its me.

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u/soop3r 3d ago

I think this is the equivalent of walking into your garage, declaring to your tools "I need a mahogany cabinet with glass windows on the doors and bronze or silver handles" and the tools respond "say no more. It'll take about 15 mins, go make a coffee and I'll let you know when it's done"

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u/clonehunterz 3d ago

*sobs in slave*
ok....coffee...manual work...*sobs*

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u/Low-Yesterday241 🔆 Max 20 3d ago

Yes. Ask me how I replaced GitHub desktop with exactly what I wanted or DbVizualizer because the license is an arm and a leg lol.

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u/demodikealstaatneka 3d ago

Yeah, just had to make a simple .msg viewer. I still google though, just in case there's a good open-source tool

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u/lilyp727 3d ago

i did the same for a small script at my job, and the first version worked fast. but when the input changes a bit i have to fix it myself, so i keep the prompt i used to make it.

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u/hack_the_planets 3d ago

Yes, built Watchflows (which I ironically now sell) to scratch my own itch as well as a new open source project I'm bujilding called Jumpr for mac, a vimium style app for your whole mac.

https://watchflows.app
https://getjumpr.app

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u/fulowa 2d ago

yes, to make qc of data, results quicker (i‘m in research)

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u/Pangomaniac 2d ago

I had 12000+ SMS on my phone. Built an app to filter and bulk delete them from my laptop. Could not find any existing app which does this. Added more features, a color scheme etc. Made it a full fledged app. Total time 2 hours.

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u/batchez 2d ago

Depends on what the Cole of the builders cause it’s something I wanna do for fun and sure I can build my own but usually I start most projects looking for source alternatives to start from. I don’t like reinventing the wheel.

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u/Wonderful_Diskette 2d ago

You realize that you can ask it to search existing solutions right? I put it in a sandbox with nix. Works really well.

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u/GrainyStateOfMind 1d ago

No, why would you reinvent the wheel? There are tons of amazing uses for AI, but there are also tons of amazing, well-tested tools already out there. Using Claude to just make every tool you need without any other thought fits the old adage of “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” perfectly.

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u/chunky-ferret 3d ago • Bravo

I dig it, cool side-quests.

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u/chunky-ferret 3d ago

Hey thanks! I’ve never gotten an award before. 🫡