Bart Jacobs

I'm a freelancer by day and a indie hacker by night. I write about Apple and Swift development on Cocoacasts.

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"Learn the Four Swift Patterns I Swear By" https://t.co/Mk7uJmzfqP

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@Aliashiekh5m9 If I had to pick just one, I'd go for dependency injection.

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"Learn the Four Swift Patterns I Swear By" https://t.co/Mk7uJmzfqP

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@VibeCoderOfek Is this a known issue @trq212?

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Claude's performance has been flaky for me for the past week. Claude Cowork not working properly, chats with interrupted conversations, random failures, ... Anyone else?

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If you go fast, you break things.

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Comfort in engineering is skill decay in disguise.

Check in every 6 months. Be honest about what you find.

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Ask yourself: Why are you still at your current company?

Be honest.

I ask myself this every 6 months. I don't do this because I'm always looking to leave. I do it because the answer tells me if I'm growing or just comfortable.

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And if you're an engineering manager? Ask your direct reports this question, especially the ones who seem stuck or struggle. Their answer (or lack of one) tells you everything about whether they're growing or coasting.

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@kgaidis 😆

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What is the value of these notifications in Apple Search Ads? You can't click them. To which app or campaign do they relate? What am I missing?

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I use @claudeai Code in @cursor_ai. I need to sign in again every day. Is that expected or a bug? This has never happened with @OpenAI's Codex.

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@matteo_spada @TryAstroApp send

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It rarely happens that a tool is a multiplier for my productivity, but @WisprFlow really is. I'm hooked! https://t.co/O51lOkOk5V (affiliate link)

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I know Etsy isn’t all sunshine and roses, but it's so nice to see so much creativity in one place.

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Meditation isn’t just what happens on the cushion. Presence is how you show up in daily life.

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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.