We Made Claude Code Build Lovable in 75 Minutes (With No Code)

Can Claude Code actually beat Cursor?

In this episode, I sit down with AI engineer Kehan Zhang to test if Claude Code can build a real app — fast. The goal? A Lovable clone. Built in one session that was less than 90 minutes. No shortcuts.

We cover:

-How Claude Code SDK actually works

-Building in isolated sandboxes with Daytona

-Real time app generation with Claude

-Fixing permissions, logs, and memory issues

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Link to the GitHub Repo we used in this video: https://github.com/kehanzhang/lovable-clone

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TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Introduction & Setup

00:31 Explaining Claude Code and SDK

02:11 Starting the Lovable Clone Build

04:04 Memory and Configuration Setup

05:51 Using Plan Mode and SDK Docs

07:00 Generating a Simple Function

09:00 Executing with Claude Code

11:00 Building a Tic Tac Toe Game

16:33 Front-End UI Build for Lovable Clone

21:24 Connecting Front-End with Backend Function

26:01 Scaling & Issues with Local Code Writes

30:04 Creating Isolated Bubbles with Daytona

34:24 Debugging & Testing Bubbles

42:48 Test Execution in Daytona Sandbox

52:32 All Components Working Together

54:17 The Big Reveal & Testing

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