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Ship a browser tab manager with Claude Code in 19 days

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taewoo shipped Tabby with Claude Code in 19 days and 546 messages, reaching 141 users with 29 themes and 12 languages.

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I am building a cross-browser tab manager. I will describe UI and behavior problems in plain language (including Vietnamese). Change only what I point to, show me the result, and wait for yes/no. Track themes, languages and store-listing copy as we go. Do not deploy without my OK.

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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish.

Goal: Implement the next Tabby tab-manager change from my plain-language review notes.

Questions to ask me first:
- Which browser targets and which screen is wrong?
- Is this visual, copy, or behavior?
- Any locale or theme files affected?

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- App: [TABBY]
- Browsers: [CHROME / FIREFOX / EDGE]
- Issue notes: [PLAIN LANGUAGE / VIETNAMESE OK]
- Locales/themes: [LIST]

Rules:
- Change only the scoped issue unless I expand it.
- Show before/after for UI.
- Wait for yes/no before the next chunk.
- No store submit or deploy without approval.

Checkpoint: Restate the bug in one line and the files you will touch.

If you get stuck: If my note is ambiguous, ask one clarifying question.

Verify before you finish: The reported UI/text issue is fixed in a screenshot or build I can click.

Output: Patch summary, screenshots, and open follow-ups.

Done when: I can ship a version bump after review.

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Claude Code

Outcome

taewoo built Tabby, a free tab manager for Chrome, Firefox and Edge, largely by talking to Claude Code in plain Vietnamese ("this looks ugly", "the text is cut off", "the music is wrong") and accepting or rejecting results. In 19 days and 546 messages the project reached 141 users; version 1.2 added 29 themes (6 free), 12 languages, calmer board and Home page, store pages and multilingual short videos. Misunderstandings still happened; the builder stayed in the review loop.

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https://dev.to/taewoo/19-days-546-messages-141-users-building-my-app-by-mostly-talking-to-claude-code-1mgb

Context: Hobby/productivity browser extension, not gaming. Counts are the author's.

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