I'm handcrafting a coffee app with love and AI
The article discusses the development of a coffee app called Bean, which aims to enhance the ritual of brewing pour-over coffee. The author shares their experience of using AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT to assist in coding while emphasizing the importance of a handcrafted user experience. Despite the convenience of AI, the author remains committed to ensuring that the app reflects their personal vision and aesthetic.
- ▪The app Bean is designed as a brewing journal for pour-over coffee.
- ▪The author uses AI to assist with coding but focuses on creating a unique user experience.
- ▪Bean aims to make coffee brewing a ritualistic and intentional process.
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| Original publisher | Hacker News (AI / LLM) |
| Canonical URL | https://anastasialaczko.substack.com/p/how-im-handcrafting-a-coffee-app |
| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 16:11:19 +0000 |
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How I'm handcrafting a coffee app with love and AIHandcrafting with AI is not an oxymoron. In this dev log, I'm sharing why the key to efficiently designing a joyful app is trusting AI to execute your vision, not curate it.Anastasia LaczkoMay 19, 2026ShareThe app I’m building is Bean, a brewing journal for pour over coffee. My vision of Bean is for it to be your cheerful “Good morning!”. To embody the happy feeling I get each morning when I open my curtains to blue sunny skies or smell freshly ground coffee beans. However, the last two months with Claude have taught me that AI is great at cooking up working code, but terrible at brewing good UX.Recently, my Instagram has been flooded with videos sponsored by Cursor and Claude about vibe-coding apps.
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