Side Project Spotlight

The trio has returned from their holiday break to talk about 2024 developer resolutions! Aaron wants to build an "AI" model and interact with hardware. Steve is looking at backend stuff for a change of pace. Kotaro is talking himself into building a visionOS game. There is also some good discussion of some "AI" application ideas and tools we've been using. With the Vision Pro on the immediate horizon, we also discuss how much we should invest in the platform if we aren't buying one of the launch devices. It's a nice easy introduction to 2024 with lots more to come. Here's to a new year in our developer journeys! Now, let's get to work!

## Topics Discussed:

- New Years Eve Experiences

- 2024 Developer Resolutions

- Aaron

- Ship something!

- Play with some hardware that connects to app where the hardware is the focus. Move beyond Xcode.

- Mojo language / AI experimentation

- “AI” Ideas Discussion

- Stephen

- Ship a small side project to the App Store

- Backend dev for JenkintownArtsGarage.com

- Build a revenue-generating business

- visionOS experimentation

- Kotaro

- Fighting game mechanics with Godot engine

- Get good at Procreate Dreams animation software

- Use experience to build an iPad app

- Learn how to make or at least read Metal shaders code

- “Cool” visionOS stuff

- The Wrap-up & Jokes

- https://phillycocoa.org

Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.