Mitch Allen
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mitchallen.bsky.social
Mitch Allen
@mitchallen.bsky.social
- Independent Software Developer (IndieDev)
- Agents, MCP, SDET, Automation
- https://mitchallen.com
I generated a quick SQA explainer video clip using Veo. Even with an open ended prompt the holistic view came through.

#veo #sqa #genai #explainer #sdet
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Experimenting with Veo 3.1. The problem is that an open ended prompt - "explain what an AI Engineer does" - left the door open to an over the top explanation. Or this is the first sign of AI's planned takeover.

#veo3 #gemini #vertexai #videogen #genai
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Using Gemini Nano Banana 🍌 to extract an image from one of my photos.

#wasp #paperwasp #gemini #nanobanana
September 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I’ve made a career building code gen and low / no code tools. I get how AI based code generators and the other tools work. I thought the field was crowded. But if you niche-down, I think there’s still plenty of opportunities.

#scriptable #locode #lowcode #nocode #codegen #cursor
September 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
August 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
July 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Can you spot the error that Gemini-CLI made?

#gemini #geminicli #nodejs #google
July 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Here is the prompt that I used to generate that image: “Create a chart showing a SaaS talking to a browser vs an MCP talking to a chat / AI prompt”

Bluesky could use a credential popup like they have on LinkedIn.
July 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Instead of creating a SaaS accessed through a browser, consider building an MCP accessed via a prompt. The tricky part is figuring out how to monetize it.

#saas #microsaas #mcp
July 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Best tag line ever.

#flyio #vibecoding
June 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Overwater bungalow, Tahiti.

I’m curious as to how a panoramic looks when uploaded to Bluesky.

If you download it and view it using my Pano Zoom app, I wonder if something gets lost in the translation?

#pano #tahiti #panoramic #panozoom
May 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I couldn’t revive an old Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 to do a factory reset before I recycle it. So Plan B: open the case with a pry tool, put the 000 Phillips head in my screw driver and take it apart.

#android #samsung #disassemble #noir
May 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Pano Zoom (iOS) Panoramic Photo Viewer Demo.

#pano #panoramic #indiedev
May 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It turns out you can price your iPhone apps for as little as $0.29 USD. As an experiment in holiday pricing: I put in a temporary price reduction - for US and Canada only. It’s set to expire on May 26th.

#indiedev #appdev #pano #panozoom #panorama

apps.apple.com/us/app/pano-...
May 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My latest app - Pano Zoom - is now available on the iOS App Store!

It allows you to pan, pinch and zoom panoramic photos. The photos you take with your iPhone camera using the “pano” setting.

apps.apple.com/us/app/pano-...

#pano #panoramic #panorama #iosdev #appstore #indiedev
May 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Interesting. Apple needs me to provide panoramic photos to verify my app submission for the iOS App Store. Easy enough to resolve.

#panoramic #appstore #indiedev
May 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I’m experimenting with selling digital downloads through my Buy Me a Coffee shop.

You can see what it looks like here: buymeacoffee.com/mitchallen/e...

The link is also available on my home page as well as my puzzle book site (see links in bio).

#maze #puzzlebook #puzzle #printable
May 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The biggest pain point with my latest app was letting the user manage what photos the app could access. There are three states which every app should honor: Full Access, Limited Access (user picks which photos are allowed) and Denied. Then the app needs to observe when the state changes.
May 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Waiting on my next app to be published. An easy way to pan and zoom inside your iPhone panorama photos.

#panorama #appdev #iosdev
May 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Instead of installing CLI tools on your n8n server, wrap them in a custom server. It’s portable, scalable and doesn’t require a custom n8n server.

#n8n #automation #workflow #api #docker
May 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Apple Connect app can generate short videos to announce each build.

#appdev #appstore #indiedev #video
April 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Issuing a patch for a minor tweak. This is one reason why I don’t promote MVPs / 1.0 versions heavily. I need to shake things out in production first.

#appdev #indiedev
April 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
After several years I have a new app on the Apple App Store!

I took some of my knowledge from working on bank and spreadsheet apps and rolled it into a pack of cost calculators.

apps.apple.com/us/app/cost-...

#cost #calculator #ios #appdev #indiedev
April 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
For public facing AI Agent workflows I’m building in a Human In The Loop. I can’t just let agents spam people with potential unfiltered gibberish - or worse. Everything goes to a draft so that I can edit and improve it first.

#aiagent #n8n #automation #contentgeneration #workflows #humanintheloop
April 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I had read somewhere that the Restore Purchases button was no longer necessary. I guess that was wrong. This is a simple fix.

Unlike other app stores, Apple rarely shuts you down or leaves you guessing.

#appstore #appleappstore #appdev #iosapp #indiedev
April 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM