Geoff Pado

@cocoatype.com

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Indie software creator at https://cocoatype.com/. I make @getbarc.app, @blackhighlighter.app, and @kineo.app.

Screenshot of Claude Code, estimating 8–15 months of work to convert an app from Mac Catalyst to SwiftUI.
Claude, an LLM, LARPing as LLDB, a debugger. It immediately provides an appropriate LLDB error.
A cat sitting on a couch, twisted in the middle, with her butt sticking straight up into the air, while her front half lays flat on the cushions. Her back paws are basically standing, while one of her front paws dig its claws into the seat. Her eyes glare at the camera, as if to say “Yeah, I’m being destructive, you aren’t going to do anything about it.”
An iOS alert reading “This barcode is already added to Barc with the name "Safeway".”
An iOS alert reading “BarcodeRepositoryError.du-plicateCode%@Safeway”
An iOS alert reading “The operation couldn't be completed. (Persistence.BarcodeRepositoryError error 0.)”
A screenshot of an iOS app. All of the text in the app is obvious development references rather than English text.
A screenshot of Xcode showing only a text description of a tic-tac-toe game, and the game in app form alongside it.