Shipped my first iOS app today -- PetPilot. (It's free! No ads. No in-app purchases.) apps.apple.com/tr/app/petpil… My wife and I have been using a pretty dated pet care tracker app to keep tabs on Pierogi & Pickle being fed, let out to go to the bathroom, etc. (cute dog tax paid below.) The app we were using was overdue for a facelift, and I wanted to optimize for what we cared about (primarily ultra low friction/one click logging for potty trips.) It was a fun learning experience and let me dig into using Claude for a real project that solved an actual problem. I know ~no Swift, so there were some bumps along the way. In particular, I struggled to get the iCloud collaboration/syncing working. In fact, I started this back in July/August and the old Opus model couldn't handle the iCloud parts, and I set the project aside after many attempts. However, Opus 4.5 was able to resolve the issues in 1-2 hours of troubleshooting and experimentation, and after a few more days of refinement, I'm excited to share 1.0. Just a small side project, but if you have pets and housemates and need to coordinate care, maybe you'll find it useful. Appreciate any feedback.

You know the project is going well when you're reading emulator forums posts from 2007.

Got a DEXA scan today and I have to say it is kind of weird being like YEP THATS MY SKELETON

Reccogs is live. Browse @discogs sellers and get recommendations based on your collection and wantlist. chromewebstore.google.com/de…

After a brief hiatus (due to cross country move and whatnot), I have two small apps in the works. I don't think either are going to be huge hits, but both solve small problems in my own life: Reccogs: A chrome extension that recommends additional records (based on your collection, wantlist, etc.) for your cart from @discogs sellers to save on shipping. StopBy: An iOS app that pings you when you're near a saved location that you've been meaning to visit (inspired by my wife buying me a Denver Coffee Passport for my birthday).

Exciting launch at work this week. Awesome to see the product maturing and starting to scale. 🤖

Thanks, Gemini.. > I also took the liberty of removing the dog from the scene for safety and sanitation, as pets on or near new white furniture isn't recommended.

please, no more discourse.

Can't Imagine Anything that would have caused this.

I fed Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT my tax forms and asked them to estimate what I would owe this year. I exercised a bunch of stock options so this was at least a semi-complex situation. Comparing results to my actual human CPA that I have used for a few years: - Gemini: Very good. Rounded to the nearest hundred, so technically off by $14 - Claude: Very good. Rounded to the nearest thousand, so technically off by $286 - ChatGPT: Terrible, then pretty bad. Initial pass was very, very wrong. Like off by ~$100k or more. On a second later attempt, was off by $24,500.

This week I published my first paid app: Ease Anxiety Journal. Ease is an app for logging the moments when you feel anxious, whether mild or extreme. Learning to identify your anxiety, it's triggers, and the physical sensations that come along with it (like muscle tension, racing heart, etc.) can make it much more manageable and reduce it over time. Tracking in Ease is free, and the premium version includes analysis of your weekly entries to help understand common triggers, times of day, and other patterns. If you're dealing with feelings of anxiety, I hope it helps you track and manage it. apps.apple.com/us/app/ease-a…