Planning To K*ll Calendly | Part 2 | Episode #033

Let's call it Uncal.Mike and I stop planning and start building. This episode is the actual development session where we architect a scheduling tool to replace Calendly using Claude Code and Rails.We walk through the model structures. User availability windows. Booking management. Database design for scalability. The schedule link concept. How to handle invite-only registration. And why consistency in user experience matters more than feature bloat.This isn't theoretical product planning. It's real-time engineering decisions about how to build something flexible enough to grow but simple enough to ship. The conversation covers what makes scheduling tools complex under the hood and why replicating established SaaS products is harder than it looks.If you've ever wanted to see how a scheduling app gets built from scratch, this is it. If you've ever wondered why existing tools work the way they do, this explains it.TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Killing Calendly: The Plan02:59 - Development Plan Overview05:46 - Modeling the Schedule Link08:43 - Availability Windows and User Integration11:29 - Booking Management and Workflow14:17 - Database Considerations and Future Scalability17:26 - Finalizing the Product Name and Features23:19 - Building a Custom Calendar App28:27 - User Registration and Invitation System34:07 - Project Planning and Development Phases39:34 - Challenges of Replicating Established SaaS Products44:19 - Next Steps and Future Development───────────────────────────LISTEN ON ALL PLATFORMSSpotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/1V4SjmlnG2sntDnck8UrGWApple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strictly-from-nowhere-a-podcast-experiment-by-cause/id1804380172iHeart Radiohttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-strictly-from-nowhere-a-po-315649122/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWAstEyCK6YsKVTTRsQr37wSUPPORT THE SHOWPatreonhttp://patreon.com/StrictlyFromNowhereCONNECT WITH USLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/strictly-from-nowhereWebsitehttps://strictlyfromnowhere.com───────────────────────────FOLLOW JUSTIN ABRAMS | @cuzzinjustinLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/cuzzinjustin/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cuzzinjustin/Xhttps://x.com/cuzzinjustinTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@cuzzinjustinFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/cuzzinjustin24Websitehttps://www.cuzzinjustin.com───────────────────────────FOLLOW MIKE RISPOLI | @mike_rispoli_ctoLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rispoli-cto/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mike_rispoli_cto/Xhttps://x.com/michael_rispoliTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@mike_rispoliWebsitehttps://michaelrispoli.com/───────────────────────────CAUSE OF A KIND | @causeofakindWebsitehttps://www.causeofakind.comLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/cause-of-a-kindInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/causeofakind/Xhttps://x.com/causeofakindTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@causeofakindNewsletter Signuphttp://eepurl.com/gcc-yjNewsletter Archivehttps://us16.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=847ea1526d6523a41ef1eb5a5&id=48d53e9627───────────────────────────OPEN SOURCE PROJECTSCodeDojohttps://github.com/Cause-of-a-Kind/code-dojo-coreOCR Ruby GEMhttps://activestorage-ocr-demo.fly.dev/───────────────────────────COMMUNITY INITIATIVESLong Island Technologistshttps://www.longislandtechnologists.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/long-island-technologists-networkinghttps://www.instagram.com/longislandtechnologists/───────────────────────────Fin Forecasting - Never Lose Money On A Project Againhttps://www.finforecasting.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/fin-forecasting───────────────────────────Brought to you by Cause of a KindA boutique software development and startup studio from Long Island, New YorkStand up. Show up. Build.