Developer Builds Mac and iOS Dictation App with AI Assistance
By
karakoram
A reheated bagel, served cold.
Summary
A developer shares their experience building a Mac and iOS dictation app using Claude's assistance, despite initial skepticism about whether it would work. The app involved intermediate complexity with audio capture and local model calls, which were new challenges for the developer who is not primarily a Mac developer. The project was motivated by a real personal need after trying alternative apps that didn't meet their requirements.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI had a go at building both a Mac and iOS dictation app the other day thinking that with Claude's input, this probably wouldn't work... but it was a real problem I had, and I wanted to see how far we could get.
Best way to learn the tools, right?
I'd already spent the day playing with alternative apps that didn't quite do what I wanted.
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