Every time I hear someone say AI is just a stochastic parrot predicting the next word, I’m like:

“OK, now say your next sentence word by word backwards”

Once you’ve transitioned to Codex /goal loops, it's very hard to argue that AI coding isn't 100% solved

Spin up 4-5 tabs and it’s genuinely tricky to figure out what to do with your time, other than going outside and touching grass for a few hours

The people on this page deserve the recognition.

That said, I think it’s pretty telling that this campaign is launching at a time when the Apple developer community is navigating massive disruption from AI, job opportunities are dwindling, and WWDC has largely devolved into a pre-recorded advertisement.

It feels a bit like Apple is outsourcing the remnants of its developer community rather than signalling any real reinvestment in cultivating it.

https://developer.apple.com/community/recognition/

I've been quietly tracking users with cracked versions of Backdrop over the last year.

I think it's time to do something about it. Any ideas?

Backdrop 2.6 is now available 🚀

This update brings a major redesign to the browsing experience, with an immersive new atmospheric hero, personal Discover feed, and Related Backdrops on detail views

So happy with the masonry grid design in Backdrop

Took a while to get this look in SwiftUI, but it was worth it

A small detail, but Backdrop’s preview cards now have a fun new hover effect.

Simple idea, although getting it performant across thousands of cards was another story...

Been prototyping a more immersive Discover tab in Backdrop.

Built an AtmosphericHeroScrollView in SwiftUI that lets each backdrop fill the window with its own mood, making browsing feel much more alive.