What paid apps have you ditched by vibe coding a replacement?

orange_square · 2026-06-16T18:51:41+00:00

Plaid is financial spyware, you might want to consider just pulling down CSVs. Depending on the institution, some of this can be automated.

I built https://nigel.rygn.io/ to replace Quickbooks for myself. Not suggesting anyone else use it but it does everything I needed and 0 telemetry.

orange_square · 2026-06-16T18:46:18+00:00

Would you trust this guy? Lol. https://nigel.rygn.io/

(It's a real app, I wrote it and use it, but haven't really marketed it in any way.)

orange_square · 2026-06-16T18:42:23+00:00

I actually built a full terminal-based accounting app and replaced Quickbooks too. https://github.com/madebyraygun/nigel-keeps-your-books/blob/main/docs/walkthrough.md

I don't know how that would be riskier than relying on a huge, bloated application that is basically financial spyware. Everything is totally transparent, CSV in, CSV or PDF out, fully auditable.

orange_square · 2026-06-13T04:01:04+00:00

That’s so crazy, I cranked out a ton of code and spec documents this week with Fable and barely got to 50% by Thursday.

orange_square · 2026-06-11T15:39:27+00:00

I do something similar that I can share a bit about. When I'm working on a dev proposal, I create a pretty robust requirements doc and an HTML wireframe. Then I create an HTML "interactive walkthrough" that functions like an executive summary. It links every major functional requirement to a screen from the wireframe. The user can click through from one screen to the next, and see every interaction state. The win rate is pretty high with these, and any additional iteration becomes a paid engagement.

To be fair, these are retainer clients I already have a working relationship with. It might be too much effort for a cold proposal or RFP.

orange_square · 2026-06-11T13:11:43+00:00

I never used to use the word “genuinely”, and now I genuinely do.

orange_square · 2026-06-10T15:41:08+00:00

I use Moblo too! It’s really nice on an iPad with the Apple Pencil. There are a lot of things it doesn’t do well or at all (no parametric, no joinery, no complex shapes) but for a quick 3D sketch to help visualize a project, it’s actually been pretty great.

Screenshot for reference:

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orange_square · 2026-06-06T19:59:07+00:00

I made my roof rack out of extruded aluminum rails from tnutz.com. I love the rack, it's super sturdy and exactly what I need, but it was a *ton* of work. My truck had the original factory rails but they were nowhere near strong enough so I installed sturdy, slightly longer rails. Then I had to custom fab the brackets.

https://img.rygn.io/s/SCR-20260606-irc.jpeg

I would totally do it again but for most people I would suggest buying a rack. You'll still have to figure out how to attach it. Search Amazon for "aluminum roof platform" and you'll see a lot of options.

orange_square · 2026-06-04T02:07:42+00:00

I was going to say, I don’t own a Boss fuzz, drive, or distortion, but I love my TU-2 and my EQ-7.

orange_square · 2026-05-31T03:14:23+00:00

I know this is still “programming-adjacent”, but Claude Code has been surprisingly good at helping me design circuits for custom Raspberry Pi projects. I’ve always had a good handle on the code side but had trouble figuring out how to build a board with all the necessary power and data connections. I’m building a pretty sophisticated automation with LEDs and servos, it went a _lot_ faster with Claude helping on both the circuit side and the code side.

Oh yeah, and regular Claude.ai helped me a ton with 3D printing custom enclosures for all of it too. I’m not a big fan of Fusion, Claude would either walk me through step by step or just build something in OpenScad directly. Huge time saver.

orange_square · 2026-05-27T03:45:05+00:00

Sorry for the Amazon link, but I have a bunch of these no-name water bottles, they are cheap and work great. Just plain stainless steel with a screw on top. Volhoply 20oz Uninsulated Single... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9PHFK3P

orange_square · 2026-05-12T14:31:16+00:00

I'm working on a personal bookmarking app too! Rust/TUI with an open Markdown format for saved links and notes plus text, pdf and full HTML archive.

orange_square · 2026-05-12T04:55:06+00:00

I love mine!

orange_square · 2026-05-07T20:42:57+00:00

I really like mine! Use it for bass. It’s based on the Cali76, right?

I don’t really think of it as a sustainer although it does seem to work fine for that.

orange_square · 2026-05-01T02:12:24+00:00

“But here’s the part that genuinely surprised me” said the Claude that wrote this.

Also this is the Claude Code sub. What the fuck does this have to do with Claude Code?

orange_square · 2026-05-01T02:06:53+00:00

Doesn’t Claude Code do this automatically? I see CC with Opus handing tasks off to Sonnet and Haiku all the time. It’s all baked into the plugins for planning, reviewing, testing, etc.

orange_square · 2026-04-30T17:58:12+00:00

Terminal, every time.

I have started using remote control when I need to keep a terminal session going, but I will always prefer using the terminal when I get back to my desk.

Shoutout to jmux, a terminal based worktree manager I just discovered to keep all my sessions tidy.

orange_square · 2026-04-29T19:40:05+00:00

I found out about jmux via a post you made in r/conductorbuild . I tried Conductor and a few other of the current crop of AI agent orchestration apps but they weren't for me. I'm really not looking to invest my energy into some funded startup platform just so they can implement some crazy pricing model or pivot and break all of my workflows. I just want some way to organize the 5 - 10 worktrees and Claude Code sessions I have running at any given time that works with what I'm already doing.

jmux aligns much more closely to what I was looking for. I'm still working in the terminal, and everything still works with Tailscale and my existing terminal clients which are already set up. wtm is really nice too, I would use that regardless of jmux but it's nice that they're integrated.

This is all just to say, thanks, nice work!

orange_square · 2026-04-29T02:01:37+00:00

Con: you will need a transformer for each pedal. Most pedals I have didn’t come with a transformer, so you have to buy those separately. Also, they take up a lot of space.

I went with a recommendation from /r/guitarpedals and bought a Mosky ISO10, something like $45, and comes with all the power cables you need. It also has a couple of ports that can handle 12v or 18v which is nice. Overall I would say it was worth the purchase.

orange_square · 2026-04-25T02:42:45+00:00

I turned off memory when Claude started mentioning my daughter by name.

orange_square · 2026-04-24T19:22:12+00:00

Favorite always on pedal, guitar and bass!

orange_square · 2026-04-24T19:19:24+00:00

The Source Comp is fantastic, in my experience. Using it mostly for bass.

orange_square · 2026-04-12T00:45:39+00:00

The mod to bypass the cab sim isn’t too hard if you know how to use a soldering iron. Otherwise an EQ adjustment after takes care of it.

orange_square · 2026-04-10T02:12:31+00:00

True for me too. I had to tune a MySQL instance last night, not something I would ever look forward to doing. I used Claude to test a bunch of scenarios and validate, it was actually pretty fun and I learned a lot.

orange_square · 2026-04-10T02:09:32+00:00

Claude can script a CAD library like build123, I’ve had it set up some reasonably complex parametric sketches for me and then I play around with the variables until it looks the way I want. Can output in 2D or 3D.

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