Rant and File

Vibe-coding or no-coding? We are entering the era of roll your own apps.

This last week I found myself spending some quality time with Glaze (Raycast’s no-code AI app builder, https://www.glaze.app), and in just a few hours of back and forth, I pulled together a simple, clutter-free journaling app I’m now using as a daily brain dump.

What it does:

• Timestamped journal entries with auto-derived titles, tags, and full search history
• Linkable tasks with due dates and native macOS reminders
• A local AI assistant (LM Studio) with access to my active journal and task entries as context, prompt history that is saved, allowing me to reference it when needed
• iCloud syncing of stored JSON data for backup and access on other Macs
  

This started as an extensive Q&A with Claude in an attempt to build a simple web app. While I ended up with a usable result, it was clunky with too many clicks and too much manual management. Glaze took the same ideas and turned them into a full blown working application.

We’re entering a phase where valuable software doesn’t require a developer, just patient individuals, solving hyper-specific problems for themselves. The gap between “I just need this one thing” and “it exists” is closing fast.