Joe Fabisevich Mar 22, 2023

Folks, I did it. I just submitted Short Circuit to the App Store. 🥲

A fully native app for ChatGPT with Siri and Shortcuts support, on iOS, iPad, and Mac. It took @Soroush and I only 19 days to build out the app and server, but I didn't skimp on the details. There's a lot you can do with the app, and even more features coming soon.

I'll share more information in the coming days, but I've been working 10-12 hour days for the last 3 days, so I'm going to take a nice walk and then get some rest.

Show threadJoe Fabisevich Mar 23, 2023
Welp, Short Circuit was rejected, and for no reason. Guess I’m going to spend my morning resubmitting the app and waiting to see if Apple accepts it this time.
Show threadJoe Fabisevich Mar 25, 2023
Rejected again… for reasons that were already corrected, and another that is clearly not an issue for other apps. 😤
Show threadJoe Fabisevich Mar 25, 2023
What we’ll probably end up doing is submitting a version of Short Circuit missing one feature and then appeal to Apple, but it’s pretty frustrating that they don’t seem to understand the domain of LLMs enough to understand why what we’re trying to do is helpful to users.
Show threadJoe Fabisevich Mar 27, 2023
What special hell is this? Short Circuit has finally been approved after six rejections, but the in app purchases are still waiting for review. I mean, come on.
Show threadJoe Fabisevich Mar 28, 2023
At least I'm using this time effectively rather than twiddling my thumbs. I just added markdown support with the ability to copy code snippets, you’ll be able to use it WHENEVER APPLE APPROVES THIS VERSION.
Show threadPierreMar 28, 2023
@mergesort this looks gooood! Tangentially related: are you using a swift package for markdown support? I desperately need one for one of my projects!
Show threadJoe Fabisevich Mar 28, 2023
@_pierre_ Thank you Pierre! It's a third party package, I only had an hour or two so I took the default styling and played with it a little bit until it looked like something I could ship. https://github.com/shaps80/MarkdownText
GitHub - shaps80/MarkdownText: A native SwiftUI view for rendering Markdown text in an iOS or macOS app

A native SwiftUI view for rendering Markdown text in an iOS or macOS app - GitHub - shaps80/MarkdownText: A native SwiftUI view for rendering Markdown text in an iOS or macOS app

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Show threadPierreMar 28, 2023
@mergesort thanks, will look into it!
Show threadBrandon Horst
@_pierre_ @mergesort I’m using swift-markdown-ui for a very similar purpose, and I’m having a good experience with it. https://github.com/gonzalezreal/swift-markdown-ui
GitHub - gonzalezreal/swift-markdown-ui: Display and customize Markdown text in SwiftUI

Display and customize Markdown text in SwiftUI. Contribute to gonzalezreal/swift-markdown-ui development by creating an account on GitHub.

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