Will Pursell

Building apps in public from $0
Sharing wins, failures, and questionable decisions
Documenting everything
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[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

I made a huge mistake on one of my apps...

Day 144 of posting daily updates and I missed a huge opportunity on a post that got my app tons of downloads 👇

You can't account for all the bugs your users will find, but the best you can do is fix them when they come.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

If you vibe code and run out of context space in Claude, here's the fix:

1.) Have Claude maintain a CLAUDE.md with your app's structure and updates.
2.) Use a fresh sub-agent per feature that references it and updates it when done.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@frederickjames Everyone feels like their circumstances (including myself) are unique and therefore they couldn’t possibly “make it” on their own.

It just goes to show that isn’t the case even when it’s just easier to believe the lie.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@jackfriks @postbridge_ The crazy thing is that it’ll probably make a good go at it.

The problem I run into with things like this is when Claude starts changing the core of the product without asking.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@robj3d3 Some people hate it when others flex their payouts, but I really don’t mind it. I like to know these things are possible.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@terenzeyuen @AppStore The capybara strikes again. Do you make it a point to regularly submit nominations?

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@ads4apps I use it heavily for keeping track of my health. I don’t do anything crazy, just for general suggestions on workouts or nutrition.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@salisedesign Some users made it to the full app if they had a certain iPhone. The main thing is that people love the app, but aren’t willing to upgrade.

Free might have been a mistake.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

I made a huge mistake on one of my apps...

Day 144 of posting daily updates and I missed a huge opportunity on a post that got my app tons of downloads 👇

You can't account for all the bugs your users will find, but the best you can do is fix them when they come.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@willbakerships That sandwhich looks absolutely gas.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@salisedesign That’s a plus. I would have liked to have seen more conversions from it, but I got some data nonetheless.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@_JohnBuilds_ If anything, I’m just happy someone told me it was broken. Otherwise, I would have never known.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@SRuthrasan71495 Totally, hopefully next time I’ll be more prepared 🫠

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@chrissyinspace I feel the same way, but get roasted by other indie developers for it.

I fell in love with programming because it felt like magic when I could architect something and code it myself.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@ChadAppDev Give him just a blank index.html with his name on it.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@willbakerships If adversity was a muscle, you’d be shredded right now 🫠

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@R75413677 It wasn’t obvious to me at first. Design has always been a challenge for me.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

If you’re vibe coding an app for IOS, break up your scroll interactions to make it feel more natural.

AI likes to slap a single full page scroll on everything by default.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@SRuthrasan71495 Keep going! It’ll happen for sure! Just focus on getting your product out vs. making it perfect. Nobody can purchase and unlaunched product 🤙🏻

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

Dope.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@vegardev That’s a fair take!

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@gunnxdev I learned these kind of micro-interactions from @raroque. You should definitely see how he does some of his UI.

[Will Pursell @willpursell_dev]

@vegardev I can appreciate it’s not for everyone. It certainly doesn’t follow Apple’s reduced motion standard, but I like it.