Sanjay

Senior Software Engineer | Dad

Building apps with AI after work

• iOS • Android • Backend • AWS

Sharing everything I learn

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GPT-6 Astra is here, but using it exactly like GPT-5.6 misses the point. I wrote a practical guide on giving it bigger problems, better context, deeper research, and asking for finished work instead of just answers. https://t.co/2mgkbIUAe7

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Astra 6 Medium is awesome.

But I’m realizing I don’t need it for everything.

For most day-to-day coding:
Astra 6 Low is more than enough.
GPT-5.6 Sol High is still extremely capable too.

I’m starting to treat model effort like compute: use the expensive stuff only when the problem actually needs it.

Better results, fewer wasted tokens.

[Sanjay @sanjaynela]

iOS dev tip when coding with AI:

Don’t ask Codex or Claude to “build the screen.”

Give it the states first:
• loading
• empty
• success
• error

Then ask it to build the SwiftUI view around those states.

You’ll get much better code than starting from the UI alone.

Follow for more iOS + AI dev tips.

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@anah_sahh Never lol

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@BatsouElef Once in a while lol

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@kritikakodes Its popular

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@riya_mishra007 Fundamentals always matter. Keep growing. Lets connect

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@amritadotin Keep going! Lets connect

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@shryexe Meaningful conversations n sharing my building progress in public. Lets connect👋

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@alishaz1221 👋 shipping ny first ios app https://t.co/lr3XxX8V8C. Lets connect

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@YashManghnani1 Awesome bro. Shipping my first ios app👋

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@jiyajain_23 Keep growing. Lets connect

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@kimindiehacker Keep going. Lets connect

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@eliana_jordan Absolutely! Coding is a skill which constantly needs to be sharpened

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@raf_piek Thats crazy indeed. Keep going. Lets connect

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@saas_sheetal Go for it! Building my first ios app. Lets connect n grow

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@CathyChang00 @X @buildinpublic Interested in all above. Lets connect

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@mkappworks Thats amazing. Am in tech n building. Lets connect

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@jhalakkgupta @X Am building n in tech. Lets connect

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@matt__makes Building my first ios app. Lets go n connect

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@chanduuu_cs Keep going and building. Lets connect