Middle of the night thought 🌙
I’m not into “vibe coding.”
AI for learning, debugging, and getting unstuck? 🔥
Love that.
But having an agent write the whole app? Nope!
That takes away the fun and satisfaction.
The struggle is part of what makes building rewarding 💻
#AI #SwiftUI #BuildInPublic
Just finished my first macOS app while working through Hacking with macOS by @twostraws.bsky.social. 🍎
Built as part of the tutorial — but still a huge milestone for me.
I really love developing for the Mac 😂 On to the next!
#macOSDev #SwiftUI
Thank you :)
I’m a visual thinker, so I started my first macOS app by mapping out the UI.
4 hours and 4 layout iterations later… I have a whole new respect for UX/UI designers. This is HARD. 😅
#macOSDev #SwiftUI #IndieDev
Working on my first macOS application. 🍎
There’s something powerful about building for the desktop — focused, intentional, built to last.
Still early. Still learning. But this feels aligned.
Mac-first. Apple-native. Quietly building bold things. 💻✨
#macOSDev #SwiftUI #IndieDev
I went all in learning new skills for a “chance”… and it led nowhere.
Not the first time—degrees, promises, moving goalposts. I’m done chasing maybes and waiting on doors that never open.
Time to live for me. One mission. One plan. Accountability to one person: ME!
#PurposeDriven #IndieDev
Finished a brief iOS overview with Stanford’s CS193p. 🍎
Now I’m jumping back into #100DaysOfSwiftUI. It may take a few days to regain momentum, but I’m continuing where I left off — not starting over.
Back to building. 💙
#SwiftUI #iOSDev
Lately I’ve felt the pull back to iOS development—quiet focus, building in SwiftUI, turning ideas into real apps. Life and career pivots got loud, but the signal never left. I miss creating. I miss believing my apps could change my life.
The indie path is still calling. ✨
#iOSDev #SwiftUI #IndieDev
Double win tonight 💻
Finished my Password Strength Checker 🔐 and locked in a new workflow.
I now write code first in Sublime Text (no autocomplete), then move it to Cursor for structure + debugging. Slower, but way clearer. ☕️✨
#Java #LearningInPublic #DevJourney
Big win today 💻
I added the core logic for checking password strength — length, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters.
Still refining, but seeing the logic come together feels really good. Slow progress, real understanding. ☕️✨
#Java #LearningInPublic #DevJourney
Made progress on my Java password strength checker 💻
Started setting up input handling and enums. Still unfinished, but it’s coming together ☕️
#Java #LearningInPublic
✍🏾 Before I touch an IDE, I handwrite my code ideas. It helps me slow down, focus, and review any concepts I’m still shaky on. Coding as a newbie isn’t about speed — it’s about clarity and confidence. #DevJourney #Java #CodePlanning 💻
Guess The Number ✅
My first Java mini-project is DONE — loops, conditionals, random numbers, and user input… all playing nice-ishtogether 😅
Next up: building a password strength checker 🔐
Let’s go! ☕️💻
#Java #DevLife #LearningInPublic #BackendJourney
Spent the whole evening fighting Cursor instead of writing code 😡🤬
All I want is NO autocomplete so I can actually learn.
Why is disabling this so painful??
Asking for my sanity ☕️💻
#DevLife #IDEProblems
First Java mini-project: number guessing game.
It runs… but the logic is very questionable 😂
Pausing for tonight.
Tomorrow = fresh brain cells + refactor + redemption! ☕️💻
#Java #DevJourney #LearningInPublic
After hours of fighting with Cursor…
my Java project finally runs the way it should 😮💨☕️
Packages, Maven, terminal output — all working.
IntelliJ would never have done me like this 😂
But hey, growth hurts.
#Java #DevLife #LearningInPublic #IDEProblems
Moving from IntelliJ to Cursor feels like:
IntelliJ = luxury hotel 🏨✨
Cursor = Airbnb with great AI 🤖 but no concierge — just a “figure it out yourself” motto 🛎️❌
#DevLife #IDEProblems #LearningInPublic #Java #DevHumor
IDE switch 👀
Swapped JetBrains IntelliJ for Cursor after learning it’s what the QA team uses.
Because why not add one more learning curve to the journey? 😂☕️
#DevLife #LearningInPublic #Java #SQL
Back after a quiet stretch 👋🏾
So I didn’t pass the first QA Engineer coding test — and that’s okay.
I owned my gaps and was given 6 months and a second chance to level up my Java & SQL skills.
Next up: a QA mentor, a learning plan, and hands-on projects. ☕️💻
#DevJourney #LearningInPublic #Java #SQL
Nice… and yes it is a long journey! What are you using to learn?
Time to come clean 🙂
I was presented with an opportunity to move into an Automated QA Engineering role, which meant learning Java — hence the pivot from iOS dev.
Inital QA exam done & feedback coming in January. ZTM course complete. Still leveling up. ☕️💻
#Java #QA #LearningInPublic
Days 23–24 check-in 👇🏾
Deep dive into Generics and the Collections Framework these past two days.A lot to absorb, but the practice helped everything feel more manageable and I’m on track to finish the ZTM Java course this weekend. ☕️💻
#Java #Programming #LearningInPublic
Days 22–23 check-in of learning #Java
Got introduced to interfaces and abstract classes… and wow. Very confused. Extremely confused.
Not gonna lie — I don’t fully see the point yet 😭😂
Definitely revisiting this topic again. ☕️💻
#JavaDeveloper #LearningInPublic
What a perfect way to start the morning!
#Java #LearningInPublic #Cats
Days 20–21 check-in 👇🏾
Holiday break slowed me down a bit, but I jumped back in today. Worked through enums and had some solid hands-on practice. Screenshots below. ☕️💻
#Java #DevLife #LearningInPublic
Days 18 & 19 of learning #javalanguage👇🏾
These two days were all about constructors and inheritance. Definitely a lot to take in, but I’m starting to see how everything connects. ☕️💻
#Java #OOP #DevLife #LearningInPublic
Thank you! I thought that was the case but I kept second guessing myself! It actually looked weird to me after I write it. 🤦🏾♀️
Day 17 of learning #javalanguage 👇🏾
Today was all about OOP — the famous 4 pillars.
I’m proud to report… my code works.
I’m also concerned to report… I have no idea why it works 😭😂Object-oriented programming is humbling. ☕️💻
#Java #OOP #DevStruggles #LearningInPublic
Day 16 of learning #Java 👇🏾
Worked through dates and times today, and honestly… this one made sense. Hit the halfway point of my course and turned off my IDE autocomplete to level up my typing + syntax memory.
Proud of this progress. ☕️💻
#Java #DevLife #LearningInPublic
Days 14 & 15 of learning #Java
Spent the last two days working with text variables — Strings and StringBuilder.
Solid practice. Feeling a little more confident. ☕️💻
#Java #DevLife #LearningInPublic
