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#95: Definitely Not “AI” Generated
This is a short and sweet episode with some Bento Fit updates from Kotaro and Steve, plus some overly ambitious goal setting for next time! First up, Kotaro used the C...
#94: Kotaro’s Dystopian Nightmare
Kotaro's laptop burns hot as he gives his impressions of the iOS/macOS 26 public betas and life with ChatGPT inside Xcode. We also discuss dystopian nightmares about "...
#93: App Design for “AI” Experiences
Once again, Steve "pair programmed" with Aider + Claude Sonnet 4 to further refactor BentoFit while drinking at Human Robot. Meanwhile, Kotaro has been again thinking ...
#92: Pair Vibed Pull Request
Work progresses on code name "Bento Fit" as Steve does some performance refactoring using Aider and Claude 4 Sonnet while Kotaro polishes up the iOS 26 UI changes. We ...
#91: Liquid Donkeys
The Trio have played with iOS 26 and have thoughts about adapting to the new Liquid Glass paradigm as well as the real star of WWDC25, the Foundation Models Framework....
#90: WWDC25 - Everyone Is Sherlocked!
The Trio give their hot takes after viewing the WWDC25 Keynote and Platforms State of the Union presentations.## Show Notes- Keynote / SoTU Impressions- Liquid Glass /...
#89: WWDC25 Hopes and Dreams
After some Bento Fit updates, the Trio explores their hopes and dreams for WWDC25. ## Show NotesGoogle I/O Cold OpenBento Fit: The Story So FarBento Fit: Updates- Stev...
#88: Bento Fit - Drop Shadows Everywhere!
This week, Steve performs some more updates of the code base using Aider, while some skeuomorphic UI updates from Kotaro have us excited, and Aaron is a little tired a...
#87: Bento Fit - WTF is HealthDataPoint?
The Trio is back together with Bento Fit updates and more fun with "AI!" First up, Aaron is back from his trip to Jamaica and explains how you bring a bike on an airpl...
#86: Bento Fit - Never Go Full Vibe
Aaron is enjoying a much deserved vacation, but Kotaro and Steve are still here with Bento Fit updates and Kotaro's experience "vibe coding" with Cursor.## Show Notes-...
#85: Bento Fit - Vibe Coding Our Way to an MVP
In this extra long episode, we review progress made in domain modeling, Swift Charts, and a Tron-esque UI! Plus, Steve discusses his experiences using the ChatGPT macO...
#84: Bento Fit - Rolling with the Punches
Sometimes life gets in the way of a side project. That's what happened to us this sprint and so progress on Bento Fit has been extra slow. But, this is a good opportun...
#83: Bento Fit - Full Dieter Rams
We continue to make slow progress developing our HealthKit dashboard app, codenamed "Bento Fit." In this episode, our update includes more HealthKit metrics discussion...
#82: Bento Fit - Initial Commit
We have made progress on our new fitness app, currently codenamed, "Bento Fit." This week we provide an update about the UI, using local Swift Packages for modularizat...
#81: Sleep, Walk, Run
The Trio begin a new fitness app project to surface HealthKit data. Learn about some of the discarded app ideas, then listen in on a live project kickoff planning sess...
#80: 2025 Prognostications
The Trio is back after an extended winter break to prognosticate about the future of Apple development going into 2025. We discuss our hopes and dreams for the future ...
#79: 2024 Season Finale
The Trio is going on Winter Break, but before we do, one final pod to end the year! In this season finale episode, we look back on some of the hardware, software, and ...
#78: Design Systems For Indies
In this penultimate episode of 2024, the Trio return to the topic of Design Systems from episode 72 with a discussion about how indie developers can apply the concept ...
#77: App Monetization Strategies
The Trio are inspired by a PhillyCocoa Slack discussion to venture back into the world of modern app monetization strategies. What options does a budding indie develop...
#76: Indie Vibes
The trio have been feeling a vibe shift in the developer community lately. Are we on the cusp of a new "Indie" renaissance? ## Chapters 00:00 Introductions 03:00 Fol...