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Comment by rsoto2

5 days ago

I could copy 250k lines from github.

Faster than using ai. Cheaper. Code is better tested/more secure. I can learn/build with other humans.

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prakashrj  5 days ago

This is how I test my code currently.

  1. Backend unit tests — fast in-memory tests that run the full suite in ~5 seconds on every save.                                                                 
  2. Full end-to-end tests — automated UI tests that spin up a real cloud server, run through the entire user journey (provision → connect → manage → teardown), and
   verify the app behaves correctly on all supported platforms (phone, tablet, desktop).                                                                            
  3. Screenshot regression tests — every E2E run captures named screenshots and diffs them against saved baselines. Any unintended UI change gets caught            
  automatically.

  • rsoto2  5 days ago

    sounds like your only measure of good tests is how quickly the llm can produce and run them. not a good metric.

    LOL screenshot regression. You're still not a dev buddy read some books

prakashrj  5 days ago

I was not a app developer before, but a systems engineer with devops experience. But I learnt a lot about apple development, app store connect and essential became a app developer in a month. I don't think I can learn so quickly with other humans help.

  • icedchai  5 days ago

    You might be surprised. In 2008, when the App Store first came out, I became an iPhone app developer after reading one book. I already knew C, so Objective C wasn't a big leap.

    Between my own apps and consulting work, I had a pretty good side business. Like everything else though, those days didn't last forever. But there was a lot of easy money early on.

  • 0x696C6961  5 days ago

    If you lost access to AI would you be able to continue development on your app?

    • prakashrj  5 days ago

      Goal is to build something that will have value. Once it has value, I can hire a team or open source it, if AI ceases to exist in this world.