Tags: low‑code

A non‑programmer used Claude, a large‑language model, to create a web app that logs personal encounters with administrative hassles. By stitching together Supabase, GitHub and Netlify, the maker turned a vague idea into a functional dashboard that rewards users with quotes and images. The project exposed security gaps, such as an exposed API key, and highlighted how AI can lower the barrier to software creation while still demanding basic technical chores. The app now serves a small community that shares grievances about everything from phone‑tree loops to subscription traps. Lire la suite

Google announced that its Opal AI‑driven app‑building tool is now embedded directly within the Gemini web experience. The move lets users design custom, task‑specific mini‑apps—called Gems—by describing desired functionality in natural language. Opal translates those prompts into step‑by‑step workflows, offering a visual editor that requires no code. Existing Gems include learning coaches, brainstorming assistants, career guides, coding partners and editors, while users can also create and reuse their own. The integration expands Gemini’s utility as a generative AI hub and highlights Google’s push toward consumer‑friendly AI development tools. Lire la suite

Startup Anything, founded by former Google engineers Dhruv Amin and Marcus Lowe, announced an $11 million financing round that values the company at $100 million. The San Francisco‑based firm offers an AI‑driven platform that lets non‑technical users create complete web and mobile applications, handling everything from databases to payment processing. Within two weeks of launch the service recorded $2 million in annualized run rate, and early adopters have already published functional apps to the App Store, some of which are generating revenue. Investors include Footwork, Uncork, Bessemer Venture Partners and M13, reflecting strong confidence in the company’s end‑to‑end approach to vibe‑coding. Lire la suite