Build a Markdown Editor with Claude — Electron + Live Preview
Building a desktop application is different from building a web app. You have to deal with the operating system: file dialogs, menu bars, keyboard shortcuts, window management. Electron makes this possible with web technologies, but the architecture — main process vs. renderer process — trips up many developers. Can Claude handle it? I gave it a full markdown editor spec and found out. Total time: 3 hours 47 minutes. 7 prompts. Electron’s IPC was the biggest time sink. ...