Tag: appmaker
Coding with AI doesn’t accelerate development: it redistributes time and effort
To vibe-code or not vibe-code?
That is THE question every dev is talking about right now, and new buzzwords (vibe-code, IA generated code, low-code, no-code) are fighting for attention on all our channels.
Apart from the usual debates, coding with AI got me thinking about time. It’s a shift in how we app-makers divide our time.
3 apps with 3 different philosophies around personal safety
Last week, while scrolling through tech news, I came across something that made me pause: a Chinese app called Demumu (literally « Are You Dead? ») had just become the #1 paid app in China and was climbing charts in the US. The concept? Users tap a button daily to confirm they’re alive. Miss two days in a row, and an emergency contact gets notified.
As someone who built Tribe Check, a safety check-in app, this news hit close to home. But it also made me realize something important: there isn’t just one way to approach personal safety. Different apps use fundamentally different philosophies to keep people safe. And understanding these differences matters, because the right safety app depends entirely on your specific needs and situation.
Fix It or Ditch It? The Classic Developer Dilemma
Recently working on my new mobile app Loopzzz, I encountered a small problem: my previous and next buttons which allowed to change audio tracks from the notification (and were working perfectly fine last time I tested them) were not functional any longer. Clicking on them had no effect whatsoever. After the first moments of doubt and denial, I was forced to admit there was a bug I needed to correct.