Ken Kocienda

@kocienda
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Building TUG: AI-assisted software construction. Past: Founder at Infactory, 15 years at , inventor of iPhone autocorrect, author of “Creative Selection”.
projecthttps://tugtool.dev

Quality matters more than quantity when it comes to code, but even so...

today was 🔥

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Mac OS X Shipped 25 Years Ago - 512 Pixels

Apple Newsroom, back in 2001: “Mac OS X is the future of the Mac, and we hope it will delight our customers with its unrivaled power and ease of use,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The Public Beta has generated incredible feedback and support from Mac users and developers, which has helped us to make […]

512 Pixels
pizza for dinner!
I’ve been thinking about color palettes and user interface theme systems lately, which has been great fun. I wrote a little more about it, and how this is a little part of a bigger project to make an IDE for AI coding I’d like to live with and use everyday. https://tugtool.dev/journal/an-ide-for-ai-coding/
design system for badges
My main issue with IDEs is that they’re glorified file source code editors. I don’t edit source code files anymore (very much). I write long-form prose about code. I build and execute plans. I review checklists. I merge code from worktrees as agents complete the tasks I've given them. I want an app built around that.
https://mastodon.social/@kocienda/116222894389362490
Lately, I’ve been turning my AI coding tools project into a complete IDE. My goal is to create an app I myself would like to “live in” while I do my software development, an environment that is built especially to collaborate with AI in the way that I do. This screenshot is just a mockup. Right now, I’m in the midst of making a design and theme system I can use as the basis of the app. So much fun work ahead.
Really so many amazing computers
self portrait with computer
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