Independent developer Gudong spent the week turning a spontaneous idea into SlideNote, a Chrome side‑panel note‑taking extension. Leveraging the Claude Code AI, he generated the entire codebase, documentation, cover art and promotional copy without typing a line himself. The launch demonstrates how AI can compress product cycles to a single day.

Gudong open‑sourced the extension and submitted it to 阮一峰’s Tech Lovers Weekly, earning his first feature. Meanwhile his WeChat official account hit a record, with the article “X: My Best Information Source This Year” surpassing 8,000 views. He also rolled out inBox Notes v2.2.03 and experimented with new Claude Code Skills for image uploads.

AI proved a lightsaber for Gudong’s side projects—designing cover images, resizing marketplace screenshots, and automating bug fixes—yet struggled with his company’s sprawling codebase, where two‑hour code reviews still required manual effort. He counters the mental grind with outdoor walks and basketball, reminding readers that even AI‑fueled creators need real‑world breaks.