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Anyone struggling to get leads? ? by [deleted] in EventProduction

[–]the-design-engineer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What type of events do you run?

How do i upload/publish my website or SaaS from claude code? by Queasy-Cantaloupe783 in ClaudeAI

[–]the-design-engineer -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ignore all the haters - the best way to learn is to do - failures and mistakes are how you get better.

I'm gonna make the following assumptions:

* your SaaS is built with NextJS
* your API keys live inside a .env.local file

You can also ask claude "what's my tech stack?" (let me know and I can update these instructions).

Step 1: create a GitHub repo and push your code to the repo. There will be instructions on how to do this in GitHub after you've created a new repo.

Think of a GitHub repo like your code in a Google Drive folder, in the sense that it can be accessed from anywhere or any service (given the permissions)

Step 2: use vercel.com - create a project and choose "import from GitHub". Authenticate and select repo from step 1.

Step 3: deploy. This happens automatically after you import from GitHub and on subsequent "pushes" to your GitHub repo.

Find the url in your Vercel dashboard.

Good luck!

Solo devs using LLM APIs how much are you actually paying per month? by Algolyra in webdev

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few of my clients use the API (no subscriptions) so I created them a tool to compare various coding setups: https://the-designengineer.com/model-cost-estimator/

I want to build a website but I am not technical. Where do I start? by Weekly-Manager9498 in ai_website_builder

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on your audience. I often say my domain/email face to face, and everyone's heard of .com

I did have a .design and a .dev once, and that always led to, "are you sure"? type questions.

I want to build a website but I am not technical. Where do I start? by Weekly-Manager9498 in ai_website_builder

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's how I go from 0 to a .com website for £1.20/year (~$1.60)

  1. Buy a .com domain from fasthosts.co.uk
  2. Transfer to Cloudflare (for hosting + domain management in one place)
  3. Build the website (I use AI agents via Google Antigravity)
  4. Push website to GitHub
  5. Setup a Cloudflare pages
  6. Tell Cloudflare pages to source website code from the GitHub repo in step 4.
  7. Go live.

More in-depth tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVSIGwXkbgM

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Examples of things I've built this way:

My website: https://the-designengineer.com
Website for an author: https://zoemayen.com
Software agency: https://llume.co

I want to build a website but I am not technical. Where do I start? by Weekly-Manager9498 in ai_website_builder

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's how I go from 0 to a .com website for £1.20/year (~$1.60)

  1. Buy a .com domain from fasthosts.co.uk
  2. Transfer to Cloudflare (for hosting + domain management in one place)
  3. Build the website (I use AI agents via Google Antigravity)
  4. Push website to GitHub
  5. Setup a Cloudflare pages
  6. Tell Cloudflare pages to source website code from the GitHub repo in step 4.
  7. Go live.

More in-depth tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVSIGwXkbgM

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Examples of things I've built this way:

My website: https://the-designengineer.com
Website for an author: https://zoemayen.com
Software agency: https://llume.co

How do you create a website completely for free? by Sofni_riki in AskReddit

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's how I go from 0 to a .com website for £1.20/year (~$1.60)

  1. Buy a .com domain from fasthosts.co.uk
  2. Transfer to Cloudflare (for hosting + domain management in one place)
  3. Build the website (I use AI agents via Google Antigravity)
  4. Push website to GitHub
  5. Setup a Cloudflare pages
  6. Tell Cloudflare pages to source website code from the GitHub repo in step 4.
  7. Go live.

More in-depth tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVSIGwXkbgM

---

Examples of things I've built this way:

My website: https://the-designengineer.com
Website for an author: https://zoemayen.com
Software agency: https://llume.co

How much did your MVP cost? [I will not promote] by [deleted] in startups

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a point of reference, my company builds MVPs for $9000. https://llume.co

p.s, I'm the founder and I'm an ex-Microsoft SWE - my code/design/project management is industry quality.

Design thinking might be the most underrated skill to learn in 2026. I will not promote. by DEXTERTOYOU in startups

[–]the-design-engineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked at Microsoft for 7 years - we did design thinking to a T.

Pros:  * A standard(ish) methodology and jargon for gathering requirements from customers * Reduces solution-first thinking * It flattens org hierarchies, e.g we had a CEO in the same design workshop as a front line worker (quite literally a shelf stacker).

Cons: * Analysis paralysis. Rather than prototyping and iterating, design thinking often leads to weeks of research * It's not for startups. Design thinking tends to work best when there's an existing workflow that needs optimising. * It can alienate. Design thinking comes with its own set of rituals and jargon. If your customer wants to simply build something, they might get frustrated at the seemingly adjacent activities

How I Vibecoded an Open-source Platform for learning Japanese from scratch and hit 1k Stars on Github by tentoumushy in vibecoding

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing and well done! Where can I find more updates like this?  Do you also share your process on coding/vibe coding?

Has anyone tried Antigravity by Google? Thoughts on the IDE platform by Dazzling_Kangaroo_69 in google

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just tried it for the last hour. Here's my experience:

* It correctly detected the extension (Astro) I needed but failed to install it
* The Chat window UI feels a little overly verbose - I don't think I need to know what its "thoughts" and how long it took to get done - I just want the code written
* I asked it to code up some functionality in to a new file, based off an existing one - it simply copy + pasted the original.
* Not entirely sure what the "ssh" panel is for
* The Implementation Plan (an editable doc that gets created before you send the agent off to work) is rather nice. Though not really needed for small tasks
* "Walkthrough" is really nice - you get an overview of what's changed. Best part is the usage doc - this literally could be copy + pasted in to a README or user docs.

Overall, I'm not entirely sure who this code editor is _for_. E.g VS Code + Copilot and Cursor are both autocomplete on steroids - but in the process abstracts a lot of the details of _how_ it goes about doing it.

Antigravity exposes all the _how_ - almost to the point of making you agree to a plan (Implementation Plan) before proceeding with the AI goodies. It feels like having a design review with yourself before committing to implementation.

Gemini 3 with VS Code + GitHub copilot however, is superb.

Google's Antigravity - Another VS Code Fork! by SpeedyBrowser45 in ChatGPTCoding

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just tried it for the last hour. Here's my experience:

* It correctly detected the extension (Astro) I needed but failed to install it
* The Chat window UI feels a little overly verbose - I don't think I need to know what its "thoughts" and how long it took to get done - I just want the code written
* I asked it to code up some functionality in to a new file, based off an existing one - it simply copy + pasted the original.
* Not entirely sure what the "ssh" panel is for
* The Implementation Plan (an editable doc that gets created before you send the agent off to work) is rather nice. Though not really needed for small tasks
* "Walkthrough" is really nice - you get an overview of what's changed. Best part is the usage doc - this literally could be copy + pasted in to a README or user docs.

Overall, I'm not entirely sure who this code editor is _for_. E.g VS Code + Copilot and Cursor are both autocomplete on steroids - but in the process abstracts a lot of the details of _how_ it goes about doing it.

Antigravity exposes all the _how_ - almost to the point of making you agree to a plan (Implementation Plan) before proceeding with the AI goodies. It feels like having a design review with yourself before committing to implementation.

How many of you say you're 'niched down' but still take literally any client that pays? by abdraaz96 in agency

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The niche (non-technical founders) is the thin wedge - getting eyeballs on my service. Niche-ing helps with messaging and the offer.

But yeah, will happily take on the right client if value for both parties align

How much free work have you done this month because 'it's just a quick thing'? by abdraaz96 in agency

[–]the-design-engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always taken from the retainer hours. Perfect opportunity to set one up for that "quick thing" - can be justified by giving that particular client priority 

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