An online Markdown editor that converts your content into beautifully formatted, downloadable PDFs. No setup, no friction. This project started as a practical tool built to scratch a personal itch, and doubled as a gateway to explore integrating LLMs and AI agents into a real development workflow.
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You can read about the journey here:
Sambea | Vibe Coding an idea into a product
AI is taking over the world. Ideas that once were nothing but imagination floating in the air can now be turned into actual products that anyone around the world can use with a simple thought. If you had the chance—the opportunity—wouldn’t you want to create the next billion-dollar product without having to spend thousands of dollars hiring engineers? Well, if that’s your dream, let me take you down a little rabbit hole I stumbled into while trying to automate markdown to PDF. FYI, this hook wa
Sambea | From Skeptic to Believer: 4 Days to a Full SaaS Product
A few days ago I wrote about starting my first “vibe coding” experiment. I was skeptical. Like really skeptical. My exact words: “LLMs are good at simple tasks and not good with what constitutes complexity.” I was wrong. What I Thought I Was Building The plan was simple. A markdown-to-PDF converter. No paywalls, no sign-ups, just a tool that works. Friday night, 7 PM, holiday season. I figured I’d mess around with AI-assisted development and see what happens. The initial scope: * Turbo