... especially parsing different API response formats. I still write the core logic by hand, but Claude probably handles 60-70% of the typing. The workflow: describe what I want in natural language, Claude generates Swift code, I review and iterate. For a solo dev shipping a native Mac app, this is incredibly fast. Went from idea to shipped product in about 3 weeks. If you are building for macOS, go native. SwiftUI + Claude is a killer combo because Apple ... ... number LLMs and reasoning levels depending on the task and complexity. The other thing I've been doing is using external Gemini Pro to review most of the code I vibe, then feed back to the IDE agent iteratively

... prompted app a week later on Windsurf (now Devin) i was amazed to find i'd created a working digital version of the traditional Hangman game literally in an evening. I was flabbergasted. I tried to create an alternative using Cursor but it just didn't feel as compelling as the original Windsurf version. By trial & error i used the Windsurf editor Cascade as well as Chat GPT, Deepseek & Gemini to create code snippets & also altering code ... ... involved far more than generating code: understanding users, validating that the product solves a real problem, prioritising features, shaping the UX, positioning the product, storytelling, branding, pricing, legal topics, infrastructure, deployment, analytics, marketing, talking to users, timing, and constantly iterating