riveralabs
Joined 15 years ago
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Oct 15
By day I'm a full-time iOS developer, but by night I’m still an iOS developer.
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Comment · 11 months ago
I used to be all in on Jekyll. Now all I use is Astro + Tailwind + Claude, and it’s magic. No need for a theme with this combination.
Comment · 1 year ago
I don’t disagree. But nobody should be surprised by everything that’s happening right now. Most people justified their vote by saying he’s either joking or it won’t happen to me or my loved ones and are getting buyers remorse now. There were two options and one was much worse than the other.
Comment · 1 year ago
There’s not a lot the opposition can do. Elections have consequences and now people are gonna have to live with it. People stayed home or decided to vote against their own interest. It’s not like there wasn’t a previous track record to compare. Selective amnesia is not an excuse.
Comment · 1 year ago
In the past I’ve been hesitant about Obsidian, but I tried this with my hugo site (hosted on AWS Amplify) and I’m liking the workflow. I like the fact that it creates a vault for my blog directory and the front matter is shown as properties that are easy to edit. Yes I can use VSCode for that, but I like the polished markdown editor. Or that I don’t have to copy/paste content. It’s not revolutionary but a good improvement to my workflow.
Comment · 2 years ago
I don't disagree with you. Especially the native development limitations. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer here. You just have to adjust your expectations and learn to live with your choices.
Comment · 2 years ago
Thanks!! I'm usually making this decision because I'm an older developer. I'd rather try making it on my own than having 25 year old manager micromanaging me. At this point, I'd rather switch careers than getting a traditional 9-to-5 development job.
Comment · 2 years ago
I agree with Precision and Probability. I’m a cyclist so I care about the window of time that I’m planning to ride. I use Apollo Weather to plan my weekly bike rides. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apollo-weather/id6444899572
Comment · 3 years ago
Slow but going.
Comment · 3 years ago
I went with WeatherKit because it was easy to use. TBH I never paid too much attention to the accuracy since I care more about the big picture. I’ve used many weather apps since I started cycling and learned to live with it. I treat the one that I use at the moment as the source of truth.
Comment · 3 years ago
I cycle close to 100 miles per week and a having a good Weather app makes a huge difference for planning my rides. I developed https://apolloweather.com/ after Apple announced it was shutting down Dark Sky.
For me the most important thing is not the accuracy but having easier access to certain metrics to make better decisions. Feels Like and wind are a priority for me. Also UV Index during summer (I live in Florida). I want to know the best days to ride. I also want to know if I should use a thermal base layer or leg warmers. I’m willing to accept some discomfort during the first hour if it will get warmer later. Some rain is acceptable when is warmer. No rain is acceptable when its cold.
Will I have a headwind on the way back? Then I should manage my energy better during the first half.
As long as I see the big picture quickly for the whole week, I’m Ok with accuracy being less than perfect.
Comment · 3 years ago
This might be a bit of a stretch but I believe native mobile apps is what triggered complexity in web apps. The bar was raised and users were expecting performance and experience equal or better than native mobile apps.