James Im
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James Im
@james_im
object oriented | prev. meta | cmu, penn
San Francisco, CA Katılım Haziran 2023
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@ephemeralapps Can but won’t which is even sadder… Thank goodness for App Intents!
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Variant is pretty clever
Some interesting directions from "Step tracking app"
Preston@metapreston
Tried @variantui today AMA
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@james_im Haha it’s like the Path radial menu I worked on at Path forever ago!
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They’re not popular for whatever reason, but transient radial menus (tap down, drag, tap up) are extremely efficient from a UX perspective. They’re some of the most effective quick menu types in video games imo
Vidit Bhargava@viditb
Made a fun radial menu Interaction with Particle Effects and Metaballs.
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Shotwell is now available to test
Like + reply "full send" and I'll DM you the link - be sure you follow so I can send the dm
matt palmer@mattyp
screenshot to mockup in 60s - public beta out tomorrow
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Might become unsustainable if trends continue. Related:
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Philip Carlson@phlpcrlsn
I give it a few months then something is going to change submit while you can
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Update: I’m seeing a noticeable slowdown with App Store reviews.
Last year, turnarounds were reliably <24 hours. Last week, it took 36–48 hours per submission.
Vibecoded apps may be overwhelming queues, but I also get the sense reviewers are being more thorough with new apps now.
The rejections I hit still felt fair and straightforward to address. But they're taking their time and catching nits they had previously overlooked.
It's worth being extra prepared with submissions right now. You're more likely to get rejected, and each rejection is significantly more costly.
On balance, you should still be fine as long as you're being a good platform citizen and not shipping slop.
James Im@james_im
Best of luck to the good people over at App Store review dealing with this. App Store review gets a bad rep from a few horror stories or big names applying public pressure to get the rules changed in their favor. But the reviewers are generally well-meaning people making sure everyone has a safe and positive experience on the platform. I've always found App Store review to be fair and professional. Rejections are usually reasonable and they make it clear how to address. Once in a while you'll hit a quirky compliance issue (e.g. having to put your legal links somewhere specific) but honestly it's pretty minimal vs any other bureaucratic process you'll deal with in life. I haven't seen any noticeable slowdowns either. Curious if that holds this year. Anyway, sending them positive vibes during these unprecedented times.
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@DonnyWals Focusing on quality. Most of that is slop and people can tell.
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App Store submissions have gone up by 60%… what are you doing to stand out?
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Best of luck to the good people over at App Store review dealing with this.
App Store review gets a bad rep from a few horror stories or big names applying public pressure to get the rules changed in their favor.
But the reviewers are generally well-meaning people making sure everyone has a safe and positive experience on the platform.
I've always found App Store review to be fair and professional. Rejections are usually reasonable and they make it clear how to address. Once in a while you'll hit a quirky compliance issue (e.g. having to put your legal links somewhere specific) but honestly it's pretty minimal vs any other bureaucratic process you'll deal with in life.
I haven't seen any noticeable slowdowns either. Curious if that holds this year.
Anyway, sending them positive vibes during these unprecedented times.
a16z@a16z
Vibe coding has unleashed a torrent of new iOS apps in the app store. After basically zero growth for the past three years, new app releases surged 60% yoy in December (and 24% on a trailing twelve month basis). Charts of the Week: a16z.news/p/charts-of-th…
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I wouldn’t question Mr. Bieber’s product sense.
Remember his critique of the Messages send button? He composed it one-handed on the move thanks to the superior ergonomics of the bump case.
The artist’s role in society is to perceive what others fail to see.
Cultivate taste.
Apple Design@TheAppleDesign
This is Justine Bieber brand’s new iPhone case and it is pregnant 🤰 It’s either a really smart design or a really stupid one It’s only for the Pro models and surprisingly.. it’s only $25
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iOS 26 still has severe usability issues and some of the design choices in the first party apps are... interesting.
But from a developer's perspective it's been an absolute delight. I used to avoid using system UI components as much as possible because they were ugly and made your app look cheap. Now look at this.
It's not so much about how Liquid Glass looks but what it unlocks. All UI elements float and adapt to content below so all your screens can be fully edge-to-edge out of the box.
We used to do all kinds of extra polish work to make nav bars scroll away (like in this app) and make buttons float with drop shadows, gradient backdrops, added scroll insets etc.
Now we can just use the default toolbars and let the content shine. Premium feel with zero extra work. I love it.
shadcn@shadcn
So during the holidays, a friend and I were talking iPhone Air and she said she did not get the new iPhone because Apple removed Portrait Mode. I said no. Hold on. I opened the camera app and said "Oh I see what you mean" 🤦♂️
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