Jay Cohen
@jay-cohen.bsky.social
🧑💻Head of mobile | Indie⚡️Developer & 🎨 designer.
"If it works, I totally meant it. If it doesn't, it's a feature."
#ADHD with a bit of #AuDHD thrown in
"If it works, I totally meant it. If it doesn't, it's a feature."
#ADHD with a bit of #AuDHD thrown in
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Jay Cohen
@jay-cohen.bsky.social
· Feb 4
ADHD Task Timer: Time Woke
Struggling With Time Management? Meet Time Woke.
Time Woke isn’t just another productivity app—it’s designed by someone with ADHD for people with ADHD. Think of it as your secret weapon for tackling...
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I built an app to manage my #ADHD Time Blindness and today we reached the 250 download milestone. 🎉 Feels amazing to know that something built in my spare evenings is genuinely helping people.
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#buildinpublic
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#buildinpublic
Ironically, the first two featured blog posts on builder.ai's linked in page. #buildinpublic #indiehackers
May 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Ironically, the first two featured blog posts on builder.ai's linked in page. #buildinpublic #indiehackers
Use this tip if you're an indie dev building in #SwiftUI for the first or second time and you're struggling with weird animation issues affecting layouts.
Use `.id(UUID())` to force the parent view to reset and redraw without using existing @State properties or layout configs in the cache.
Use `.id(UUID())` to force the parent view to reset and redraw without using existing @State properties or layout configs in the cache.
May 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Use this tip if you're an indie dev building in #SwiftUI for the first or second time and you're struggling with weird animation issues affecting layouts.
Use `.id(UUID())` to force the parent view to reset and redraw without using existing @State properties or layout configs in the cache.
Use `.id(UUID())` to force the parent view to reset and redraw without using existing @State properties or layout configs in the cache.
One of the biggest challenges you'll face as a developer/designer is building an editable UI with options and state management.
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
May 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
One of the biggest challenges you'll face as a developer/designer is building an editable UI with options and state management.
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
Say your a dev without saying it.
"I'll instantly visit a website when a see a domain name on an email sent to me."
#buildinpublic #swiftui
"I'll instantly visit a website when a see a domain name on an email sent to me."
#buildinpublic #swiftui
April 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Say your a dev without saying it.
"I'll instantly visit a website when a see a domain name on an email sent to me."
#buildinpublic #swiftui
"I'll instantly visit a website when a see a domain name on an email sent to me."
#buildinpublic #swiftui
Since the surge of #buildinpublic I've seen less people asking for help for equity in making their game or app.🤔
April 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Since the surge of #buildinpublic I've seen less people asking for help for equity in making their game or app.🤔
Just seen an online assessment service that wanted to record your camera, voice and screen. Not a good starting point for the employer to not trust the candidate.😱
#buildinpublic #swiftui
#buildinpublic #swiftui
April 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Just seen an online assessment service that wanted to record your camera, voice and screen. Not a good starting point for the employer to not trust the candidate.😱
#buildinpublic #swiftui
#buildinpublic #swiftui
Keep a learning journal of your products journey with the documentation of how it all works. Pays off huge when you come to build anything new or to sell. 🌴
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
April 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Keep a learning journal of your products journey with the documentation of how it all works. Pays off huge when you come to build anything new or to sell. 🌴
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
April 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Sometimes an unplanned day off from projects can yield new ideas. Yesterday was that day and now there's 3 new features in the backlog 🌱
#buildinpublic, #swiftUI
#buildinpublic, #swiftUI
April 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Sometimes an unplanned day off from projects can yield new ideas. Yesterday was that day and now there's 3 new features in the backlog 🌱
#buildinpublic, #swiftUI
#buildinpublic, #swiftUI
Not a fan of creating generic views or components only to make them not generic over product lifetimes. Refactoring costs lives! 😜
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
April 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Not a fan of creating generic views or components only to make them not generic over product lifetimes. Refactoring costs lives! 😜
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
Do competitor research before you start to build out your idea. Execution works great but only if your 10x better than the other 40,000 products.
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
March 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Do competitor research before you start to build out your idea. Execution works great but only if your 10x better than the other 40,000 products.
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
As smart and bulky our IDE's become and after so many years of working in Xcode, it still doesn't recognise this is my "go to" DispatchQueue 😂
`DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(wallDeadline: .now() + 0.3)` {
// Do something funky!
}`
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
`DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(wallDeadline: .now() + 0.3)` {
// Do something funky!
}`
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
March 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
As smart and bulky our IDE's become and after so many years of working in Xcode, it still doesn't recognise this is my "go to" DispatchQueue 😂
`DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(wallDeadline: .now() + 0.3)` {
// Do something funky!
}`
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
`DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(wallDeadline: .now() + 0.3)` {
// Do something funky!
}`
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
Anyone else not a huge fan of the product team creating new Slack channels every week? 🤯
#buildinpublic #swiftUI
#buildinpublic #swiftUI
March 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Anyone else not a huge fan of the product team creating new Slack channels every week? 🤯
#buildinpublic #swiftUI
#buildinpublic #swiftUI
Been wrestling with a gnarly component design at the weekends - that is now successfully in the trash and I'm going native. 🗑️
Sometimes you don't know if something can't be done unless you give it a try! 🎨
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
Sometimes you don't know if something can't be done unless you give it a try! 🎨
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
March 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Been wrestling with a gnarly component design at the weekends - that is now successfully in the trash and I'm going native. 🗑️
Sometimes you don't know if something can't be done unless you give it a try! 🎨
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
Sometimes you don't know if something can't be done unless you give it a try! 🎨
#SwiftUI, #buildinpublic
March 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
You can start a career in software development at any age! The real challenge isn’t age, it’s managing expectations and navigating the reality of the journey. 🏋️
#SwiftUI, #BuildInPublic
#SwiftUI, #BuildInPublic
March 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
You can start a career in software development at any age! The real challenge isn’t age, it’s managing expectations and navigating the reality of the journey. 🏋️
#SwiftUI, #BuildInPublic
#SwiftUI, #BuildInPublic
March 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
You chip away at the sculpture over time, you don't do it all in one night! That's the key to longevity!
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
March 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
You chip away at the sculpture over time, you don't do it all in one night! That's the key to longevity!
#buildinpublic
#buildinpublic
Make it work first. Users rarely care about the latest design trend or animation. 🎨
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
March 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Make it work first. Users rarely care about the latest design trend or animation. 🎨
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
#buildinpublic, #swiftui
it sounds weird but sometimes, the product will show you what it needs that goes against the design and "your way". When that happens, listen and do it 🌱= 🚀
#buildinpublic, #swiftUI
#buildinpublic, #swiftUI
February 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
it sounds weird but sometimes, the product will show you what it needs that goes against the design and "your way". When that happens, listen and do it 🌱= 🚀
#buildinpublic, #swiftUI
#buildinpublic, #swiftUI
Developer question: Is it the Ocean, the Sea or something else when you walk along a beach?
#buildinpublic, #mobiledev
#buildinpublic, #mobiledev
February 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Developer question: Is it the Ocean, the Sea or something else when you walk along a beach?
#buildinpublic, #mobiledev
#buildinpublic, #mobiledev