Mid 50s software maker. Transitioned from slashdot.org. Why? It's frequented by fellow builders and a good place to learn from others. (higher signal vs noise ratio than other places.)
The exact opposite: AI has made the mundane go away, so I can focus on the differentiating features.
1. I spend less time fiddling with Flutter/SwiftUI to make things look decent.
2. I don't have to worry about simple data management code much.
3. I learn new things much faster by watching AI does its thing.
I added a Practice Mode in my speech-to-speech translator app 3PO. It allows you to practise talking with chatGPT and gets assessment score on your accuracy.
Topic is preset. (chatGPT plays the role of a travel guide to help you find places to go in Holland (for Dutch))
Really like the fact that it's easy to start doing something useful. I may end up using it for some screen scraping too. Puppeteer is powerful, but the scripts tends to be brittle.
the fact that it's open-source and nicely structured internally lets you "peel off" the topmost YAML layer and just use the underlying components to interact with the mobile device, using your JVM-compatible language of choice.
Awesome to hear! There's still tons we want to do on the Web side, so please let me know if there's anything you think should be added or improved there! Feel free to tag/DM me (@Leland) in our Slack community or email me leland@mobile.dev with questions/suggestions!
