Nick Sukhov
rocoders.bsky.social
Nick Sukhov
@rocoders.bsky.social
https://bento.me/nicksmind

I believe in the power of technology and software to enhance personal growth and achieve a fulfilling life.

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The biggest struggle is saying no to new features or polishing existing ones. I want to make it better but I also have to deliver. I feel better when I reframe it: “I will do that after this *actually important next thing*” in my case it is to submit to AppStore
Adjusting UI to support the new Liquid Glass UI. Love Expo for having the ability to make apps a lot closer to native capabilities.

probably going to cut some corners and leave chat input not glassy just yet; need to rewrite it from scratch to improve UX for mic input and other small things
October 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I was a bit surprised with Apple Intelligence recently. For example, the email app proposes events to create in the calendar or to track packages in the Wallet app, proactively. And it works! It is somewhat useful and convenient
September 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Vibe coded page by codex that is in the app since the release.
The screenshot is taken from the dev build. I'm working hard to update the app to the new iOS 26. I'm not a designer, but I've recently learned about and tried to apply concentricity to the app.

#shipaton

Inspired by Raycast iOS app
September 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Releasing an app is more overwhelming. Now, you must balance:
- Promote and acquire more users
- Iterate on feedback, fix bugs, and improve the product
- Update the platform and add new features

I’m certain that’s not all.
#shipaton
September 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Finally launching my app 🎉. This is the best way I know to learn and build your vocabulary. I am excited to share it with you, let me know your thoughts.

#shipaton

apps.apple.com/ua/app/flas...
‎Flashcards Space
‎Learn the words that matter—fast. Flashcards Space turns your real life into study material, so you spend less time setting up and more time speaking. With Flashcard Space, you can tell the app exactly what you’re about to do (e.g., “I’m starting to play tennis in Madrid. Give me some vocabulary rel…
apps.apple.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Finishing up lots of minor things before the release. Apparently, some rules for the App Store changed in August, and my app didn't pass a review this time.

#shipaton

Still a bit confused about iOS 26:
September 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Reposted by Nick Sukhov
somehow I just learned there's a variety of blackberries called obsidian, and of course it makes the best jam
stephango.com/quality-software
September 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Tried advanced voice mode for language practice. Technically fine, but it feels empty.
It’s not a tech problem — it’s the missing human connection.
Some friends had the same reaction.
What are your thoughts on AI voice conversations?
September 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Learning a language isn’t about working harder—it’s about mastering words that actually matter to you.

My app allows you to turn your daily life (calls, movies, convos) into instant flashcards—no friction.

Just 3 min/day → real progress.

DM me for beta access (iOS only)

#langsky
August 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#buildinpublic
Was busy shipping:
1/ walkthrough implemented. Onboarding new users should be a lot better. People were unaware of some features and don't always discover them on their own.
August 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Just chilling — still can’t stop thinking about my app. (by Gemini 2.5 Flash Image gen) #buildinpublic
August 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I feel like Codex CLI is a bit underhyped. I used to use the web version a lot and it was really decent in terms of generating ideas for improvement and coming back to them later. There are always decent pieces among the 4 versions generated.
But back to the CLI tool
August 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Some confusion was the navigation. Both tabs had almost identical views with different primary actions on them.

Simplifying is hard. I feel like the header part is worse than the previous version, but the rest of it is better. How do you like it? (First video is before)

#shipaton
August 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Over-the-air updates are insane. Really easy to implement, and the value in return is amazing.
I’ve been putting efforts towards better observability to have better tools in terms of fixing issues and delivering them fast. So worth it
#buildinpublic
August 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Last few days was busy:
- improved onboarding by splitting 2 steps into 4, each with a lower cognitive load
- fixed major bug which makes it impossible to use the app.
Waiting for appstore review kind of sucks.
#shipaton
The solution is there:
August 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The app got approved, and I’ve shared it with a few friends. Valuable feedback and friction points were mentioned. Now the real work begins: how to simplify the product and iterate on such feedback.
August 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
hard to stay in touch with new tools and techniques.

- from one side this feels distracting from main focus
- from another side, FOMO, like there is something significantly better and you fall behind by not adopting it

how do you deal with this?
#ai #buildinpublic
August 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Particularly enjoyed watching and rewatching Andrej Karpathy's talk.
Partial autonomy products: keep human feedback in the loop with custom GUIs and good UX
youtu.be/LCEmiRjPEtQ...
Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)
Andrej Karpathy's keynote on June 17, 2025 at AI Startup School in San Francisco. Slides provided by Andrej: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a0h1mkwfmV2Plek...
www.youtube.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Now I am a bit closer to the release or public beta. If anyone is interested in trying my app out, please reach out to me.
August 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My secret weapon for learning languages is Spaced Repetition Software (SRS). By constantly showing up every 4 mins everyday, I was able to learn 3600 different words/phrases in 2.5 years.
I am doing an application that will help you learn a lot more than than. Subscribe to follow the progress
August 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Using non-native technologies to build an app can be challenging. Today, I have been fixing UI issues and making sure the native context menu works properly. It is still not as perfect as I wanted it to be, but I think it is decent.
#shipaton
August 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today I learned (TIL)

My preview build crashed instantly on startup, while the dev build was fine. I dove into crash reports and symbolication until I tried a different tack: check what changed since the last good build. I suspected native deps, but it was way simpler—my mistake.
#shipaton
August 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
First AppStore review submission! Excited. Had to run my app in iPad simulator (for the first time) to attach screenshots — looks decent!
August 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is even harder when polishing is just a matter of delegating it to Codex (by OpenAI). Instead of writing a todo I just post a task to Codex and it is really good at executing on minor things. I have piled up those things to improve
August 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The biggest struggle is saying no to new features or polishing existing ones. I want to make it better but I also have to deliver. I feel better when I reframe it: “I will do that after this *actually important next thing*” in my case it is to submit to AppStore
August 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM