Monday, May 26, 2025
I had no idea what I was doing when I sat down Saturday morning. But by the afternoon, I had an app running on my iPhone. Here’s how I used ChatGPT to build it, vibe-style. I started by simply asking, “How do I vibe code an app.” The response that I got was a breakdown of creating the app within Xcode. I had Xcode open and clicked to work with apps and away we went.
Monday, May 26, 2025
I forgot to post this on the afternoon of Friday, May 23, 2025. So, I’m gonna go ahead and post it today. The Stanford CS106A: Programming Methodologies class has been a great start for me. I initially started the CS193p: Developing Applications for iOS using SwiftUI class but saw in the introduction that the CS106A class was a highly recommended pre-requisite. I dove in on the new class and thought that I needed to build a solid base of knowledge before moving on to more advanced classes.
Friday, May 23, 2025
I had previously created a GitHub account, but was overwhelmed quickly by the application. I just installed GitHub Desktop and took the tutorial. It looks less than ten minutes and so much of what people have said about GitHub makes sense to me. I now know what pulling and pushing code to GitHub now means! I feel like a complete newbie about all this because I know GitHub has been around and seems like a tool everyone knows how to use.
Friday, May 23, 2025
I’ve spent over two decades working with tech, but I’ve never built anything of my own, until now. I plan on using this blog to write about my journey in creating apps. I have an idea for my first app, but want to explore making others while charting my journey here. I’m not sure where the destination is other than getting apps on the App Store. Development I have never developed an app before and would like to at least learn the basics so that I understand what is going on with the app.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
I’m excited to introduce South Fork Apps. A new home for my thoughts on productivity, technology, and building a better way to work. I will also work through creating my apps and the publishing process. I will also review my work flows and discuss the tools I use to create and manage the apps I create as well as apps that I simply enjoy! I grew up around the South Fork of the Holston River, and that idea of homegrown, meaningful progress is what I want South Fork Apps to represent.