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Engineer | Astronomer | Exploring emerging tech | Learning to code and build | Celebrating wins, learning from failures, and #buildinginpublic

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I got caught up with some other tasks. But now, I'm back and ready to continue. I was thinking about using RevenueCat, but there are some other options to consider in the meantime. I recently checked out Adapty. Has anyone here tried it out before? I'd love to hear your thoughts! 😊

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08.05.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🌟 Weekly Recap #13 🌟

Squashing bugsβ€”one step at a time!

πŸ“± Tests on different Android versions revealed layout issues.
🎨 Tried out several icon setsβ€”settled on Tabler Icons.
πŸ” Next up: exploring Crashlytics integration for better error tracking. Getting closer to a polished release!πŸš€ #BuildInPublic

13.04.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

GM!

How's your motivation doing today?😊

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05.04.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's way easier for Claude AI to create an entire widget from scratch than to make small tweaks, but hey, that's just how it goes! πŸ˜‰

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03.04.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Windows, but there was an update to the SDK tools in Android Studio, which caused the notification service to break. I reinstalled the awesome notification package, and now everything is working again.πŸ‘

31.03.2025 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi! #bluesky

Why does this keep happening? 😩 Just closed and restarted Android Studio, and now nothing is working. So frustrating. Feels like I spend more time maintaining Android Studio than actually building my app.

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31.03.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

🌟 Weekly Recap #12 🌟

Testing the app on multiple Android devicesβ€”new bugs keep showing up! πŸ›πŸ”

πŸ› οΈ Fixing issues I hadn’t noticed before.

πŸ“± Big performance differences between devices.

Still lots to refine, but progress is progress! πŸš€

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30.03.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🌟 Weekly Recap #11 🌟

Progress is slowβ€”bugs keep popping up. πŸ›πŸ”

πŸ€– Even Claude AI is struggling with one stubborn issue.

πŸ”„ Plan: Re-implement the affected feature from scratch.

Sometimes, a fresh start is the best fix. Onward!

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23.03.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🌟 Weekly Recap #10 🌟

The last week was all about fixing rather than buildingπŸ˜…:

Android Studio & Flutter update broke everything.
Notification package issues + package incompatibilities = headache.
Lesson learned: Next time, I’ll update more carefully!
Onward and upward!

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18.03.2025 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, you sit down to code, and next thing you know, you're mindlessly entering those same three commands over and over again all day long:

flutter clean β†’ flutter pub get β†’ flutter run πŸ”„

Looks like this is the true Flutter dev loop. πŸ˜…

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11.03.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah, that's the way it is! 😊

11.03.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, for real? How funny, I'll give that a try! πŸ˜†

11.03.2025 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's right, showering has a similar effect! πŸ‘

11.03.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're absolutely right, it's just better.πŸ‘

10.03.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

GM! #bluesky

Why does it always happen? πŸ€” You spend half the day struggling with a bug, get nowhere, then the next morningβ€”boom! Fixed in 10 minutes.

So it seems that sleep is the ultimate debugger.

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10.03.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

🌟 Weekly Recap #9 (After a Short Break) 🌟

Glad to be back at work!

πŸ› οΈ Focused on pro featuresβ€”currently the biggest challenge.
πŸ€– Upgraded to Cursor Proβ€”Sonnet 3.7 agent is a game-changer!
⏰ Implemented remindersβ€”one step closer to a functional app. Excited to keep pushing forward!

#BuildInPublic

09.03.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely! It's way more enjoyable to work with it now.

27.02.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

GM!

Have you tried using Cursor with Claude 3.7 Sonnet? It's so much more fun now! You can do a lot more with fewer instructions than before. And it's even more creative when it comes to following commands. 😊

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26.02.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

GM #buildinginpublic community!

Finally back at work after a few crazy weeks! πŸ˜πŸŽ‰ Can't wait to catch up on everything I missed.

18.02.2025 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We've returned from our Thailand trip, but we're still feeling under the weather. It seems like things don't always go as expected, but I'm looking forward to getting back to work soon!😊

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14.02.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My health hasn't been great since arriving in Thailand. Thankfully, I'm starting to feel better, but I know I won't fully recover until I'm back home. After a quick trip to Koh Tao, we're now enjoying our time on Koh Phangan. We still think this is the best place to be. 🌴

03.02.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So excited to be on Koh Samui finally! Unfortunately, things aren't going as planned. It seems like I've caught something and now I'm dealing with a fever that I need to recover from.

29.01.2025 04:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I arrived in Bangkok yesterday, so I must have chosen the right day. There are lots of nice people, but there is hardly any breathable air. I will be happy when I travel on to Koh Samui soon. I hope I can find the necessary inspiration to do some coding there.

26.01.2025 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll be heading to Thailand🌴 for a couple of weeks to recharge and for coding, of course. Do you have some recommendations on places to check out, specifically where the #BuildInPublic community is buzzing?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!😊

21.01.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🌟 Weekly Recap #8 🌟

New app ideas sparked (engineer + astronomer brain at work), but first things first:

🧩 Exploring paywall integration for pro featuresβ€”next big milestone.

πŸ€– Cursor AI is amazing, but crafting detailed prompts remains a bottleneck. Talking to it would be better.πŸš€

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20.01.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It would be nice if there was a direct way to talk to Claude AI in cursor, the amount of typing required to write the many detailed prompts is quite high.

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18.01.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

After conducting some research, I have decided to implement this future-proof approach:

1. Start with local storage using Hive
2. Use proper state management (Provider/Riverpod)
3. Add remote storage later when needed (Supabase/Firebase)
4. Implement offline-first architecture

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15.01.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🌟 Weekly Recap #7 🌟

I made steady progress on my app’s core features:

- πŸ“± Tested the app on two Android phonesβ€”it’s exciting to see it live and working now!

- πŸ€– Switching between Claude and ChatGPT for coding support, depending on daily limits.

Excited to keep building!πŸš€

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12.01.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some days, family comes first above everything else.

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10.01.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🌟 Weekly Recap #6 🌟

The core functionality of my app started taking shape!

πŸš€ Progress is steady, thanks to MS Copilot.
πŸ› οΈ Android Studio runs slower on my old notebooks, but it lets me code on the go.
Excited to dive deeper now that I can dedicate more time. Let’s make 2025 count!

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06.01.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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