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This project broke more times than it worked.
Every feature added created new conflicts. Every fix required rethinking the architecture. But iteration is the process.
From 5 instruments to 3. From broken sync to shared tempo engine. From chaos to Studio Mode. Built entirely in Figma Make.
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I built my first native iOS app this weekend.
The client? My wife. The budget? $0 😅
She's a home pastry chef and needed a kitchen timer. Simple brief. Zero negotiation room.
Spent most of the weekend designing it by hand in Figma - Dieter Rams vibes, minimalist with a touch of skeuomorphic texture that just feels right on a physical device.
Then handed it off to Claude Code to implement in Xcode.
Accuracy? Kind of wild. 99% pixel-perfect from my Figma file. A lot of prompting, but it delivered.
App's live on TestFlight. Client tested it. Client approved it. Client is still not paying.
Next up: multi-step timers - which was actually the feature she asked for in the first place.
Great job! I'm sure she loves it .
I hope you are not tired of all the posts about Pretext. But I had to try it for myself and make a little experiment, and this is what came out of it.
A ball falls through the scene with real physics, rotates, collides with the side walls, and dynamically reshapes the text as it moves through it.
Architected the technical platform for an AI-driven EdTech startup specializing in masterclass delivery named 'Unique Mantra GenZ Academy'
Directed the end-to-end development of the organization's digital presence, managing both front-end implementation and overall content strategy.
Built and integrated a custom AI model (‘MantraAI’), deploying a free-access chat interface for users.
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