My AI Workflow for Understanding Any Codebase
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Founder of PSPDFKit. iOS/macOS developer exploring AI-powered development tools and agentic workflows.
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Built stats.store, a privacy-first open source analytics backend for Sparkle, using AI tools while multitasking—inspired by curiosity about VibeTunnel users.
Developer spent 5 hours writing 50 lines of code to add a simple settings dialog to a macOS menu bar app—a task that should've been trivial.
VibeTunnel lets you control your Mac's terminal from any browser using named pipes and Xterm.js—no SSH required. Built in one day with Claude Code.
Built token counting for Claude API usage in Vibe Meter 2.0 using SIMD operations, overcoming challenges of tracking usage without official APIs.
Tool converts Apple & 69+ doc sites to clean llms.txt format for AI reading. Free and instant.
iOS 18 adds hidden auto-observation tracking to UIKit/AppKit, enabling SwiftUI-style reactive programming for cleaner, more maintainable code.
Peekaboo MCP enables AI agents to capture and analyze macOS screenshots instantly, transforming them into visual debuggers.
Migrated 700+ tests from XCTest to Swift Testing using AI assistance and systematic refinement across two projects.
Learn a terminal trick to efficiently manage multiple Claude Code instances without cluttering your workspace with endless tabs.
Developer's painful experience implementing Sparkle auto-updates in sandboxed macOS apps, requiring 40 failed attempts before success.
Built Vibe Meter, a macOS menu bar app to track AI spending in real-time, shipping from demo to product in just three days.
User runs Claude Code with full system access, demonstrating an unrestricted approach to AI-computer interaction.
After testing pricey AI tools for 2 months, the author explains why they're worth it and which subscriptions deliver real value.
Developer creates Demark, a Swift package for converting HTML to Markdown, built with AI help and existing JavaScript libraries.
Live demo of "vibe coding" - building software apps from scratch with AI assistance in a 3-hour workshop, showcasing a new development approach.
Guide to building reliable MCP tools with best practices for configuration, testing, and release management.
Founder shares journey from post-exit emptiness to renewed passion for building, inspired by AI's transformative potential.
SwiftUI's CommandsBuilder can't conditionally show menus on macOS, but you can work around it using direct AppKit integration.
Debugging a SwiftUI keyboardShortcut bug when mixing SwiftUI and UIKit using reverse engineering and LLDB analysis.