Building an OpenFront.io Clone with Rust + Claude Sonnet 4.5 — Full 1-Hour Dev Walkthrough

Link to the project: https://github.com/pjankiewicz/claudefront

In this 1-hour video, I go step by step through my thinking process as I build a simple OpenFront.io clone using Rust for the server and Claude Sonnet 4.5 as my coding assistant.
You’ll see how I design the architecture, connect the backend and UI, and iterate on gameplay logic — all in real time.

It’s not a polished tutorial — it’s a live reasoning session showing how AI and human intuition work together to create a playable prototype from scratch.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction & Project Idea
01:54 Defining Requirements
04:47 First Interaction with Claude
08:35 Reviewing the Expanded Brief
13:45 Refining the Technical Requirements (Adding Constraints)
21:23 Starting Backend Implementation (Code Generation)
32:01 Checking the Generated Backend
33:42 Generating Frontend SDK
40:27 Starting Frontend UI Implementation
47:58 First Look at the Complete Game
56:39 Addressing Remaining Errors
58:26 Conclusion & Final Cost
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Видео Building an OpenFront.io Clone with Rust + Claude Sonnet 4.5 — Full 1-Hour Dev Walkthrough канала Pawel Jankiewicz