My iOS development workflow changed significantly since I started using Claude Code daily.
Here's what a typical session actually looks like.
I don't start with code. I start with a spec.
Before Claude Code touches anything, I write down what the feature should do. Inputs, outputs, edge cases, how it connects to the existing architecture.
Then I hand the spec to Claude Code. SwiftUI views, ViewModels or TCA reducers, networking layer. The first pass is usually 70-80% right.
That remaining 20% is where senior experience matters most.
The AI doesn't know your app's architecture decisions. It doesn't know that this module uses a coordinator pattern while that one doesn't. It doesn't know your team agreed on a specific error handling approach last month. But if you wrote a good spec, most of that is already captured.
So my workflow is: spec, generate, reshape.
Claude Code handles the parts that don't require judgment:
- Boilerplate (view scaffolding, model definitions, test templates)
- Repetitive patterns (similar screens, CRUD operations)
- Documentation and inline comments
I handle the parts that do:
- The spec itself (what to build and why)
- Architecture decisions (where this code lives, how it connects)
- Security-sensitive code (encryption, auth flows, token handling)
The speed difference is real. What used to take a full day of mechanical work now takes a morning. But the quality bar stays the same because the thinking happens before the code, not after.
The biggest mistake I see: developers who skip the spec and let AI make decisions for them. The tool is fast, not wise.
You still need to know what good looks like.
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I built an app because I kept planning 20 tasks and finishing zero.
531 Focus gives you exactly 9 tasks per day. 5 small (10 min), 3 medium (30 min), 1 big (2 hours). Each one has a timer. That's the whole app.
No projects. No tags. No sub-tasks. Plan your day in 2 minutes, then actually do it.
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💡 The Paradox of Modern Product Development:
The most successful tech companies aren't winning by adding features - they're winning by taking them away.
It's fascinating to watch this shift in our industry. While everyone is racing to build more, the real innovation comes from building less, but better.
The best products aren't Swiss Army knives trying to solve every problem. They're scalpels - precise, focused, and exceptionally good at their core purpose.
What if the next big breakthrough in tech isn't about adding complexity, but about mastering simplicity?
Thoughts❓
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Roger Federer's inspirational former coach died in a car crash on his honeymoon in 2002.
Nearly two decades on, Federer still gets emotional when he talks about Peter Carter.
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