Demo Chen

developer & design cheerleader

✦ building @NameSkyApp
✦ console logging @workstream_us
✦ desktop ops @desktopHQ

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

@mlejva aE2Bsome

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

https://t.co/0xY832wySo

[Adam Wathan @adamwathan]

Alright, really cooking now…

✅ Pixel-perfect compared to Figma design
✅ Supports light and dark mode
✅ Includes responsive design
✅ Didn't write a single character of code by hand
✅ Was definitely faster than doing it myself

Figma MCP server + rules file biggest unlocks.

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

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[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

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[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

@steipete @morqon @urbit

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

@thomaspaulmann @Apple @figma Raycast is excellent software and should be part of the OS.

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

https://t.co/FHGsvbznjZ

[Scaling DevTools Podcast @ScalingDevTools]

New episode with @steveruizok from @tldraw on taste, obsession and sharing in public:

00:00:58 - Art and the creative process
00:05:50 - Building tldraw
00:09:00 - Sharing your work in public
00:14:08 - Developer content that works
00:19:18 - Why you should show the bug first
00:35:33 - Design decisions and taste

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

BUILEEP

[Steve Ruiz @steveruizok]

It’s time to BUILD and SLEEP

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

Adding an emoji at the end of each paragraph feels like magic—it makes reading long text easier by breaking up the flow and keeping me engaged.
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

[Pascal Pixel @PascalPixel]

horse is the browser for adhd. i’ve updated the homepage to say that now. if you go look and give it a read, it actually makes a lot of sense. but i didn’t want to do it. and i’ll explain why.
(´-ω-`)

when i first built horse, i thought i had invented a better browser. something normal people could use to stay organized and focused. i called it a “research browser.” i imagined people using it to write dissertations, manage ambitious projects, or just get through their day without getting lost in tabs. it felt like a serious, respectable product.
(＾▽＾)

but it didn’t take off. and i didn’t understand why. i tried changing the copy, the pricing, the feature list. i kept wondering what was missing. eventually, i started doing user interviews like you’re supposed to.
(・・;)

after the first year, i sat down with our most dedicated customers. every single one of them had adhd. not most — all. one of them said, “horse works like my brain does. i can go off on a tangent, and when i come back, i know exactly what i was doing before.”
(╥﹏╥)

that was the moment. i sat there thinking: oh. flippidy flamingo. i made a product for adhd.
(*´︶`*)

and that’s the part i didn’t want to accept. i’ve had adhd for over thirty years. i was diagnosed as a kid. i’m not in denial about that. i just didn’t want the product to be about it. i didn’t want *me* to be about it.
(－‸ლ)

because i’ve spent my entire adult life hiding it. every job i had, every internship, i got fired. not because i was lazy or unreliable, but because i finished everything too fast. i’d do three or four days of work in one, then have nothing left. that annoyed people. especially managers. if your job is to keep your team productive and someone keeps asking for more before you’ve even settled in, they don’t look impressive. they look like a management problem. and after those sprints, i’d crash. i needed sleep. rest. quiet.
┐(￣ヘ￣;)┌

so i adapted. i learned to mask. i’d do the work on weekends, then spend the week trickling it out. i stopped volunteering answers in meetings. i learned to be visibly busy. i stopped being myself.
(´-﹏-`;)

only when i went fully remote in my mid-twenties did things start working. remote made it easier to hide how i worked. i could deliver everything in bursts, then disappear to recover. no one saw how the sausage got made, and that made everything easier.
(´・_・`)

so when someone outed me on twitter last year for having adhd, i panicked. not because it wasn’t true, but because i didn’t want people to know. people treat you weird. and then you get fired. and excluded. and talked about. that was my whole twenties.
(o_ _)ﾉ彡☆

but people are different now. and i didn’t expect that. the response was surprisingly kind. thoughtful. supportive. the world isn’t perfect. there are still weird assholes with weird agendas. but in general, being different is normal now. and that’s kind of beautiful.
(o˘◡˘o)

the people who love horse, the ones who stick around and use it every day, all have adhd. they’re the ones who say it’s the only browser that makes their brain feel calm. the only one that doesn’t punish the way they think. horse works for people with adhd because i do too. and now i’m finally okay saying that out loud.
(*˘︶˘*)

so yeah. i updated the homepage. it says what it is now. horse is the browser for special little boys and girls like me, who want to get their special little life together. and i really hope it helps.
(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

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[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

Built one of my most wanted features: rename macOS spaces to switch context with clarity.

[🖥️ DesktopHQ • Early Access in Aug 2025 @DesktopHQ]

Say goodbye to “Desktop 1, 2, 3...” and give each space a name that matches your workflow – like “Design”, “Focus”, or “Meetings”.

No more guessing. Just clarity.
🎥 Watch it in action 👇

#DesktopHQ #macOS

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

Feel it and added it to my app. 💙

[DRFarrell🐦‍🔥 @D_R_Farrell]

hard to find a better placeholder picture for images

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[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

@Allan 🧑‍🍳

[🖥️ DesktopHQ • Early Access in Aug 2025 @DesktopHQ]

Cmd+Tab shows all apps across all Spaces 🙄

DesktopHQ shows only the apps in your current Space 😌

Meet the Desktop-Aware App Switcher — built for focused workflows.

[Demo Chen @DemoChenDev]

cute icon

[Kushagra Gour @css_battle @CSSMonk]

We have come full circle, folks! 🥲

[🖥️ DesktopHQ • Early Access in Aug 2025 @DesktopHQ]

Tidy up a desktop in one click.