Hunter Alexander

Shipping RN/Expo apps + AI Tools + Hardware Experiments

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

I've been shipping a lot lately.
During #shipaton I built and launched 4 apps.

One of the biggest time savers was honestly Claude in Chrome.
It was able to go through and set up all my IAP details and all the boiler plate that Apple requires for every new app.

I'll share more in the coming days about more of my learnings.

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

@ZachAltmyer 100% I used to resell retro consoles and games in college. It was fun and I learned a lot about business, but definitely not passive.

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

@pcshipp Make sure that you actually prompt the user to leave a review.

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

And no, I don't want to send a report to apple about my dev build crashing 😅

[Charlie Cheever @ccheever]

My life except add in a bunch of notices about apps crashing

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

@llamaluvr I even just love OTAs for prod developer testing with channel surfing. In most ofy apps there is a developer mode trigger that lets you switch to a preview channel. I then have my agents push changes to that channel so I can preview changes away from my computer.

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

My most consistent performing app on the store is a simple fully offline cozy crafting game.
I built it to have something to do on my phone that wasn't meant to rot my brain. There are no subscriptions, just a lifetime unlock for a shelf to off your creations.

It's called Tinkerer: Cozy Crafting
https://t.co/V8zXE6by7q

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

@betomoedano Nice! Would love to see your setup.

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

You can try the beta at https://t.co/nXliOPJsAi

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

I was watching #BostonBlue the other night and Penny brought up something I didn't realize was a problem with law enforcement.

She was very upset because her boyfriend (Danny's son) didn't check in with her after she heard of an officer involved shooting.

He was obviously busy and likely didn't have time to respond, but that left Penny hanging.

At first I thought that Life 360 would solve this problem, but I wonder if officers can't have that for safety reasons and a location isn't really signs of life.

So I built something that is as private as possible but gives some peace of mind to law enforcement spouses.

I call it Got a Pulse, and it periodically checks in with your smart watch to see if there is a pulse. If there is, the it just signs a "yes" and sends it to the spouses phone.

Is this something you'd be interested in as a more private Life 360 alternative?

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

@NiklausFuller Just got access too, but unsure what to do with it...

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

Last year my friend and I decided that we would both read a chapter of the Bible every day. That worked for a couple months as we texted "I read today" when we completed a reading for the day. That died off after a couple works trips came up between us and we forgot to text.

I built AccountaBible to solve this problem not only for me and my friend but for individuals and church groups.

Check it out here: https://t.co/L1x0kt3I5o

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

This post from Charlie caught me off guard today. I really thought @expo was in a "protect the nest" mode and was kind of worried that they wouldn't be innovating much more in the RN framework. Part of that is true, but in the coolest way. Exact looks like a nice in middle ground between pure native and React Native. I think this is a re-write that I'm down to try. Thanks for the awesome work and for sharing!

[Charlie Cheever @ccheever]

I want to share a preview of something I've been working on called Exact. It's a new Agent Native app framework written in Rust. It's extremely fast and tries to let you build exactly the experience you want with no compromises.

[Charlie Cheever @ccheever]

I want to share a preview of something I've been working on called Exact. It's a new Agent Native app framework written in Rust. It's extremely fast and tries to let you build exactly the experience you want with no compromises.

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

@ttoeynattapon Congrats!

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

I got access to Claude Duet today. What should I try to do with it?

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

@DavidStalmarck @TomasHarmer @Julius48024685 @Gustav_Hugod @Atech_dev Let's do it! I'm firing up my 3D printer again and building the projects I've been waiting on.

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

@davis7 Absolutely love the projects. I noticed the 3D Printer Management project. Can you explain what that is? I've been getting claude to manage my 3d printer through T3 Code as well.

[Hunter Alexander @HADeveloper_]

@itsvlady Yeah, I've been sticking to medium lately and not hit my limit. High was burning it too quickly.