Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

I'm a freelancer by day and a indie hacker by night. I write about Apple and Swift development on Cocoacasts. cocoacasts.com Belgium Joined May 2011

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

2 weeks ago

I'm not sure what all the fuss was about. I like iOS 26.

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Agree or disagree? ASO is worth researching when validating an app idea, but it shouldn’t be your primary distribution channel. It can bring results, but with today’s crowded market and Apple’s unpredictable algorithm, relying on it is too risky.

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

a month ago

Despite being on Anthropic's Max plan, Claude Opus reaches its limit (too) fast using Claude Code. 🤔

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

2 months ago

My vibe coding loop: - Scope the feature with ChatGPT - Turn the chat into a PRD - Commit the PRD to the repo as Markdown - Ask Claude Code to convert the PRD into a Markdown task list - Work the list

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

3 months ago

What I love about Swift and programming in general is that it's a never-ending creative challenge. Even after 15 years of building software, I learn something new every day. AI hasn't replaced that for me. It's accelerated it. Don't see AI as a threat. See it as a multiplier.

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

3 months ago

TIL that AWS charges $0.40 per secret stored in AWS Secrets Manager. 😵‍💫

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

3 months ago

I'm most productive when I work/build in blocks of 45 minutes. It's sometimes tempting to keep going when you're in the zone, but a break has its benefits. More often than not, those breaks are the source of solutions and creativity. Try it out.

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

3 months ago

I've been building apps for Apple's platforms for over 15 years, and I still love it as much as ever. 😍

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

3 months ago

Time-boxing turns procrastination into progress. Set a timer. Start. You'll be shocked how much you can do in 25 minutes.

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

4 months ago

You're not tired. You're just addicted to easy!

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Bart Jacobs @_bartjacobs

5 months ago

If you want to launch an MVP fast, then don't spend time reinventing the wheel. For a recent project, I leveraged @vercel , @pinecone , @triggerdotdev , and @AssemblyAI . It works like a charm.

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Catalin @catalinmpit

7 months ago

Developers reviewing the code generated by AI before accepting all the changes.

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Jake Mor @jakemor

8 months ago

This is wild. Apple is asking users to turn off Subscription Renewal Emails - right inside 3rd party developers apps… RIGHT AFTER A PURCHASE. This makes it feel entirely like the developer is asking to have notifications disabled instead of Apple! Bad Apple! Really doesn’t sit…