Building a Group Scheduling App in a Weekend with AI Assistance
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Summary
The article details the author's experience building a full-stack web application called 'Cat Herder' over a weekend to solve the problem of coordinating group events and schedules. Frustrated by chaotic WhatsApp group planning, the author used Claude AI to help create a React/Node.js app that allows users to create events, share availability, and find optimal meeting times. The piece chronicles the development journey from initial concept to deployment, highlighting the challenges of modern web development, AI-assisted coding, and the satisfaction of creating a functional solution to a real-world problem.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledI close WhatsApp. I open it again immediately, with the same gusto as when I check the fridge of an evening, hoping something new has magically appeared.
The problem: herding cats (AKA my friends)
armed with nothing but Claude AI and the audacity of a former Myspace coder
I'm 47 messages deep into a WhatsApp group called 'Sarah's Baby Shower 2026'
Someone has sent a poll. Someone else has ignored the poll and sent their availability in paragraph form.
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