Founder of Raycast here so obviously biased but you’ll be surprised. You get a working app one-shotted pretty much all the time. Sure if it is something more complex you might need a few more prompts. Just to give you some examples on what we’ve seen:
- Our support team runs on Glaze apps to review Raycast extensions. It connects to GitHub, checks out code locally, gets realtime updates and so on.
- The sound agency build a functioning synthesiser for the launch video. It works even with MIDI.
- We’re about to cancel a team-wide subscription and replace it with a Glaze app.
replyNot everything is possible yet and sure more complex things need more prompts but you’ll be surprised what Glaze is capable of already. It’s day one…
So… could I one-shot a Glaze competitor? ;)
replyMore seriously, what do you believe your moat is here?
There will probably be a few of these like TextEditors. I already built this and have features in mind that I’m not sure Glaze is thinking of.
replyMoat? Maybe they built something they wanted?
replyThey also plan on having their own app store where you publish these glaze apps and maybe they charge commission for paid apps down the line?
replySure, but from the FAQ, “Paid plans start at $20/month”.
replySales are about distribution, they have a channel. This "moat" thing matters to unestablished start-ups a lot more. We should apply context while copy pasting arguments.
reply> The sound agency build a functioning synthesiser for the launch video
replyIs it a real synth or license-washed Vital/Surge?
This sounds promising. If I may take advantage of you being here, what language does it write in? Does it build genuine native apps (Cocoa, WinAPI or WinUI, etc) or Electron?
replyThe FAQ was light on technical details. But I am someone keen to read all the technical details :)
> You get a working app one-shotted pretty much all the time.
replyCan you one-shot a raycast alternative with this? This'll be the real test.
Does it generate native apps, or just Electron?
replyI haven't used v0 or replit before, I have the same feelings as you. But I've been thinking about building macOS apps for my personal use for a long time now. Also I'm a long time Raycast user. I have a bias here, so I've joined the waitlist, I can't be sure until I try, right?
replyJust build Mac apps then. Claude Code can help you whip up real native apps without any Glaze dependencies just fine. I’ve built 4 Mac and iOS apps in the last 6 months for my own use. I even have my own HN app for iOS and Mac.
replyEven if you don't like Electron, I was able to get Claude to build Electrobun and Tauri apps as well. I don't understand what benefit Glaze will bring outside of more lock-in?
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