Building This Site with Claude

I built this using Claude Code, Github, and Vercel. I wrote precisely zero lines of actual code, but had a ton of control and flexibility over the website, from the stack to the feel to the features. It was delightful to go from zero to one in a few hours.

Stumbling blocks

These were relativley simple, but I encoutered the usual mix of github SSH failures and NPM version mismatches as I got started. When I was a new engineer, this stuff would exhaust me and I'd go back to the comfort of backend code. But Claude really took over most of the heavy lifting.

Delights

Aside from Claude Code's prowess (rudely interrupted by a low token max of the $20/month Pro subscription), I was delighted by the integration between Github and Vercel. It took literally 1m to get my repo hosted live, with just a few clicks and no money exchanged. Kudos to Vercel. Was even more impressed when the Vercel agent (with one click) made a pull request to add performance insights and analytics to the app. Super basic stuff, but it was actually seamless.

I cannot remember a hosting experience being so painless. This is absolutely how it should be. So easy in hindsight.

The Stack

• SvelteKit 2.0 - The framework
• TypeScript - For type safety
• Tailwind CSS - For styling
• DaisyUI - For UI components
• Vercel - For deployment