Prompt Driven Development with Claude Code: Building a Complete TUI Framework for the Ring Programming Language
Mahmoud Samir Fayed, Ahmed Samir Fayed

TL;DR
This paper demonstrates that large language models like Claude Code can be effectively used in a prompt-driven workflow to develop a complex, production-grade TUI framework for the Ring language within a short time frame.
Contribution
It provides an empirical case study showing how prompt-driven development with LLMs can produce a complete TUI framework for a new programming language.
Findings
LLMs can maintain architectural coherence during complex development
Prompt-driven workflows enable rapid development of large software systems
Human role is limited to requirement specification and validation
Abstract
Large language models are increasingly used in software development, yet their ability to generate and maintain large, multi module systems through natural language interaction remains insufficiently characterized. This study presents an empirical analysis of developing a 7420 line Terminal User Interface framework for the Ring programming language, completed in roughly ten hours of active work spread across three days using a purely prompt driven workflow with Claude Code, Opus 4.5. The system was produced through 107 prompts: 21 feature requests, 72 bug fix prompts, 9 prompts sharing information from Ring documentation, 4 prompts providing architectural guidance, and 1 prompt dedicated to generating documentation. Development progressed across five phases, with the Window Manager phase requiring the most interaction, followed by complex UI systems and controls expansion. Bug related…
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
Taxonomy
TopicsModel-Driven Software Engineering Techniques · Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies · Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
