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Software Engineer @infinite.red 📱 React Native specialist ⚛️ Forever-Beginner Artist & Creator 🎨 Professional Side-Quester 🔮 ✌️ Working on: retrotype.ink hellomitzi.com

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Tyler Williams @coolsoftware.dev · 3d

In the age of Claude will we finally see minimal reproducers in OSS issues? Please say yes.

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JP @justinpoliachik.com · 4d

hate speech towards flaky CI tests is acceptable

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 4d

gotta find whatever way you can to make it less miserable 😂

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 4d

Sharing is caring

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 4d

debugging e2e tests where the iteration cycle is ~5 minutes is hell

way too slow to find any flow
too quick to context switch to another task

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JP @justinpoliachik.com · 7d

its SO cool that you can do this here

Jaz @jazco.dev · 8d

cool fact, my self-hosted PDS is ~500 microseconds away from my apartment over the internet and that PDS is ~500 microseconds away from its S3 endpoint where my blobs live

this is compared to the ~67-75ms jump from my apartment to bsky's US-east PDSs

the site is a LOT snappier for me now :)

Jaz @jazco.dev · 8d

hello from my own PDS :)

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JP @justinpoliachik.com · 8d

Currents

#doodle #art

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 8d

"Yeah, I'm on the Spectrum"

"Sorry to hear it bro"

"I know right, I only get like 50mb/s internet speed, its terrible"

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Joshua Yoes @joshuayoes.com · 9d

🚀 iOS Simulator MCP v1.5.0 is here!

Now your agent has more iOS powers.

🛠️ New Tools:
open_simulator → Launch the Simulator app
install_app → Install .app / .ipa bundles
launch_app → Start apps by bundle ID

Release notes and demos in 🧵

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JP @justinpoliachik.com · 8d

Good point I’ll make the key bar fire on delete!

And you can toggle delete behavior settings 👍

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 8d

Thanks!

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 8d

Max

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 8d

lol okay maybe I overshot

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 8d

my Tacoma says otherwise

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 9d

Making a Costco run to stock up on provisions for the family is what I imagine cavemen felt like when they brought a mammoth back from the hunt

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JP @justinpoliachik.com · 9d

I'm spending probably 4x less $ with Claude Code 2 / Sonnet 4.5 than I was prior, with no noticeable change in performance

love it

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JP @justinpoliachik.com · 9d

🫶🫶

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 9d

This first release is all about a crafted, focused writing experience - free and enjoyable on its own.

Paid extras like custom skins are on the way, but the base app is meant to stand strong by itself.

Give it a try, let me know how it feels!

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 9d

Along the way, it picked up a new name. It was originally called Monotype, but apparently the big type foundry "Monotype" is known for ruthlessly suing infringements 😅

"Retrotype" feels better anyways 😄

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JP @justinpoliachik.com · 9d

Retrotype actually began as a little SwiftUI macOS experiment. What started on desktop slowly grew into something I wanted to carry everywhere - so I rebuilt it from scratch in React Native for iOS and iPad, with automatic macOS support for Apple Silicon
Android also coming soon

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JP @justinpoliachik.com · 9d

We're live!

First app I've ever released that passed Apple review on the first try 😁

bsky.app/profile/just...

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 11d

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 9d

🚀 Retrotype 1.0 is live!

A free iOS app that brings typewriter vibes to all your devices.
It feels great on iPhone, and really shines on iPad + keyboard.

Would love for you to give it a try and let me know what you think!

apps.apple.com/us/app/retro...

#buildinpublic #indiedev

‎Retrotype

‎Rediscover the joy of writing without distractions. Retrotype transforms your iPhone or iPad into a beautiful, tactile typewriter - complete with the sounds, rhythm, and charm of the classics. - Wri...

apps.apple.com

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JP @justinpoliachik.com · 10d

Hahaha pretty sure you’re first!

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 10d

I vastly underestimated how difficult it would be to decide on a system on _how_ to organize my notes

Still percolating on it TBH

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 23d

tell u what

procrastinating and leaving my notes a total unorganized mess has really paid off

Claude does it for me now!

JP @justinpoliachik.com · 10d

Quick lil website refresh for retrotype.ink

#buildinpublic

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