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Larry Aasen Apr 03, 2026 at 1:14 PM

I’ve spent the last few months rebuilding my app from the ground up, applying everything I’ve learned since 2020. It’s now fully native in SwiftUI. If you’re an organized car owner, I’d value your feedback on the new foundation.

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Larry Aasen Apr 02, 2026 at 5:58 PM

I'm using Google Antigravity today to write tests and I've been seeing this blocker a lot: 'Our servers are experiencing high traffic right now, please try again in a minute.' #FlutterDev #VibeCoding

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Larry Aasen Mar 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM

Coming soon...

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Larry Aasen Mar 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM

I see that App Store Connect added an Analytics tab to the app tabs. From Apple: You can now access over 100 new metrics, analyze payer and subscription data, leverage improved filter capabilities, and compare your performance against new monetization benchmarks. #FlutterDev #iOS

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Larry Aasen Mar 26, 2026 at 3:26 AM

But you read my reply so it works out.

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Larry Aasen Mar 26, 2026 at 2:44 AM

I’m most excited about the seamless iCloud integration and the realtime collaboration features.

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Larry Aasen Mar 26, 2026 at 1:42 AM

The #1 auto care app on the App Store, Auto Care Kit, will be reimagined and released as Auto Care Plus. apps.apple.com/us/app/auto-... #Swift #SwiftUI #iOS #IndieDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM

Having any issues with TestFlight today, especially with users assigned to a build being removed?



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Larry Aasen Mar 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM

Investigating a weird TestFlight bug: System-level removal of all users from groups using "Automatic for Xcode Builds." Admin accounts included. If you're missing your builds for Car IQ Pay, this is why! #MobileDev #TestFlight #FlutterDev

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Larry Aasen Mar 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM

Check out WWDC26: June 8-12, 2026 from #developer #Swift developer.apple.com/news/?id=yi8...

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 22, 2026 at 2:16 AM

The US debt is now $39.00T. #NationalDebt #DebtNow

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Larry Aasen Mar 21, 2026 at 1:50 PM

All of my language localizations are now performed by an AI agent. It extracts strings from the code and updates my .arb files for each language, runs `flutter gen-l10n`, and updates the code by replacing the strings with code. It does an amazing job. #FlutterDev #Flutter

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM

I did not realize that Gemini 3 could max out. No capacity available for model gemini-3-flash-agent on the server MODEL_CAPACITY_EXHAUSTED HTTP 503 Service Unavailable #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM

I don't understand how an Android app can compile, build, link, and run, and then while calling a method in Kotlin, it crashes due to java.lang.NoSuchMethodError. #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM

Restarting Android Studio does the trick. #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM

What do you use to determine CoreData is syncing with iCloud?



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Larry Aasen Mar 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM

In TestFlight, why can't I add details to What to Test? for a build before it finishes processing. Since processing takes so long, I would like to add my testing details immediately, and have it ready when processing completes. This would speed up my TF releases.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM

I saw this in my inbox this morning. Have not heard the mention of the Ada programming language in many years. "Must have C++ or Ada programming language experience"

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 06, 2026 at 9:32 PM

Feel your pain.

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Larry Aasen Mar 05, 2026 at 3:03 PM

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Larry Aasen Mar 04, 2026 at 3:52 AM

For most of it, yes, it would just be easier. But that is now. Soon, I expect the final stage of SDD to catch up to the earlier stages.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 04, 2026 at 3:49 AM

It's not that the workflow is missing, its that the components of that workflow are not going to deliver the high quality results needed to satisfy the workflow.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 03, 2026 at 2:20 PM

I've submitted 4 different apps to the App Store and Play Store for review over the past 3 days. All iOS apps have been approved and released. All Android apps are still in review. #FlutterDev #Android #iOS

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 03, 2026 at 2:00 PM

BTW, this is for mobile app development. I have not experienced 100% confidence in any full coverage UI testing tool. Not a knock on existing tools but a blocker for full agentic development. Agentic planning and coding are solid, but QA is not, yet.



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Larry Aasen Mar 03, 2026 at 1:50 PM

Comparing that to feature development where I’ve successfully been able to get an agent to generate the correct code in one pass.

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Larry Aasen Mar 03, 2026 at 1:49 PM

Looking at testing from the perspective of complete hands-free, except for the agent, I’ve struggled to find any of the popular models to generate a full set of test for a feature without a human in the loop and iterative coding.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 02, 2026 at 10:57 PM

The most difficult step right now in agentic SDD is the final QA step where valid unit testing, widget UI testing, and UI integration takes place. For Flutter testing I don't know of any model that is decent and reliable. This makes agentic SDD incomplete. #FlutterDev #MobileAppDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 02, 2026 at 2:16 PM

Modern mobile dev is shifting to Spec-Driven Development (SDD): you define high-level intent, and AI agents build the architecture, documentation, and code. Both iOS and Android apps are implemented natively and simultaneously from a single source of truth. No need for Flutter and React Native.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Mar 01, 2026 at 5:41 PM

My cloud bill is super low. Your payment amount of $0.02 to Google was received on Mar 1, 2026. Payment for: Google Cloud

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM

Finally! www.macrumors.com/2026/02/26/a...

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Larry Aasen Feb 26, 2026 at 1:22 AM

There are so many issues in GitHub for that package I couldn’t tell you.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM

@adamlyttleapps.com Here I am. apps.apple.com/us/app/auto-...



Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM

I am so tired of my SVG files from Figma not rendering in my Flutter app due to the flutter_svg package. Seems like Flutter should have a rock solid SVG display by now. #Flutter #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 25, 2026 at 4:04 AM

I’m frustrated that I can’t keep my AI agents busy enough. Anyone else feel that way?

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Larry Aasen Feb 24, 2026 at 2:44 PM

26.3 RC has been out for a while, but something is holding up the release. I bet it’s legal related to AI.

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Larry Aasen Feb 24, 2026 at 12:24 PM

Not sure. I don’t use flutter pub add 😎because I like to order my packages and versions a specific way.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 23, 2026 at 7:25 PM

I use VS code with the Flutter extension, and after adding a new package name to a pubspec file, and saving it, it automatically runs futter pub get to resolve the dependencies.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM

I just realized that the Bluesky web app does not show tooltips on hover for small icon buttons. Isn't that standard for web apps these days? Without tooltips it is difficult to know what some of these icon buttons actually do.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM

I think I should name my AI agents, and I feel obligated to use sci-fi like names like Argon and Trillage. #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 23, 2026 at 3:42 AM

Not normal



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Larry Aasen Feb 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM

Good idea 👏 "China Is Banning Retractable Car Door Handles" apple.news/AXLAgXrTeTHC...

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Larry Aasen Feb 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM

Teams Chat vs Slack! Which would you rather use?

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Larry Aasen Feb 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM

Coffee time ☕️

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Larry Aasen Feb 18, 2026 at 11:51 PM

And back in 2014 too. techcrunch.com/2014/07/11/t...

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Larry Aasen Feb 18, 2026 at 11:34 PM

Twitter had it back in 2016 and probably before that. See this article. sproutsocial.com/insights/twe...

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM

I know that other social networks provide multiple different clients which means this issue is not new and has been solved many times.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 18, 2026 at 4:34 PM

I realize this would be a difficult problem to solve, but at least it could be solved in the Bluesky app itself.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM

Does anyone know when Bluesky will start showing Post View Metrics to help determine how much a post was seen? #Bluesky #atproto



Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM

At this point I am doing well with 2 simultaneous AI coding agents. Striving to get to 3. #Flutter #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM

Whenever I see a Slack update message, I know we are getting some cool new AI features. 🫶

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM

I've updated to Android Studio Panda 1 | 2025.3.1 Patch 1 👏 😂 #Flutter #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM

Android Developer: Why does Gemini for Android Studio sign me out every 4 hours? Bobby Finn: it's because - that's why! #Flutter #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM

Android Developer: Why do I have to restart the emulator all the time? Bobby Finn: it's because - that's why! #Flutter #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM

I see this debugging error in Android Studio Otter 3 about 50% of the time 🤦 (Unable to open debugger port) #Flutter #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM

Android Studio Otter 3 stuck in 2020 🤦 (Live Edit not supported in debugging mode). #Flutter #FlutterDev

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM

Coffee time.



Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 11, 2026 at 11:56 AM

I love the defer command in Swift. I wish Dart had that same command. #Flutter #FlutterDev

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Larry Aasen Feb 02, 2026 at 3:38 PM

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Larry Aasen Feb 02, 2026 at 3:36 PM

I am in San Francisco this morning and there was an earthquake, 4.2. I captured the sound at the end of this video. It sounds like a door opening.

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Larry Aasen Feb 01, 2026 at 7:46 PM

My son’s date is Feb 6th to get power restored and they have a show on Feb 4th and can’t rehearse. They’ve moved from a downtown hotel to an Airbnb and to another Airbnb. Hope you get power soon.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Feb 01, 2026 at 7:43 PM

Heading for San Francisco for a week of meetings and warm weather.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 29, 2026 at 12:42 PM

Coffee time.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 22, 2026 at 10:39 PM

I love this quote that I made up: You may be meeting with someone important, but it may not be important. #larryism

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 22, 2026 at 3:18 AM

Mostly, but only with the latest models.



Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 20, 2026 at 11:42 PM

I’m mostly switching from one free tool to another.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM

One app, one focus, one income stream to manage, one set of analytics, one release strategy and pipeline, one marketing plan, and one app to think about while in the shower.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 20, 2026 at 11:35 PM

How do we know that Bluesky is getting any usage if it doesn’t have any view counts? Even LinkedIn shows view counts. #bluesky

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM

For unit test coverage where 49 out of 50 lines are covered, is that adequate for your unit test needs?

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 18, 2026 at 1:32 AM

You a bot? You keep replying to my posts with empathy.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM

Food is sustenance - not entertainment. #larryism

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Larry Aasen Jan 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM

Yesterday using Antigravity from Google I created a macOS app using the Gemini 3 Pro model. It was awesome. Today I created the same app using Antigravity for Flutter. Also awesome. We live in amazing times. This app uses Ollama to analyze log files. @ollama.cloud #swift #flutter

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 16, 2026 at 3:22 AM

I'm tired of seeing this Swift compiler issue while writing SwiftUI code in Xcode. It is so common for the compiler to just give up and stop reporting errors: The compiler is unable to type-check this expression in reasonable time; try breaking up the expression into distinct sub-expressions #swift



Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 14, 2026 at 11:02 PM

The only great thing about this Verizon outage and no SMS is that I don’t get any more SMS spam.

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Larry Aasen Jan 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM

It’s very annoying that a Swift app on iOS can’t perform a hot reload like Flutter.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM

This Verizon Wireless outage is no joke.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Jan 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM

Working on Apple Wallet integration from our iOS app to add our credit card to the wallet. Luckily iOS handles most of this but as a mobile developer I am just orchestrating the passing of data back and forth between our backend and the wallet.

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Dec 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM

Matthew and his band Soupless dropped a new song today. Check out “The1” for #NewMusicFriday soupless.fanlink.tv/the1?utm_sou...

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Dec 05, 2025 at 3:22 PM

Wow! celebrityaccess.com/2025/12/05/n...

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Larry Aasen Dec 02, 2025 at 2:18 PM

We’re proud to share that Car IQ Inc. will soon become part of Element Fleet Management, expanding our connected vehicle payments technology across a global fleet ecosystem. www.linkedin.com/posts/car-iq...

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Nov 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM

Two very good headless CMS tools. 1. Contentful: www.contentful.com 2. Storyblok: www.storyblok.com



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Larry Aasen Nov 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM

#3

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Larry Aasen Nov 09, 2025 at 11:12 PM

When using SwiftUI in Xcode 26.1 I frequently run into this compiler issue. I can't even send this to Apple because I don't have a small repro case for it: The compiler is unable to type-check this expression in reasonable time; try breaking up the expression into distinct sub-expressions #SwiftUI

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Larry Aasen Nov 04, 2025 at 1:38 PM

I voted.

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Larry Aasen Nov 02, 2025 at 2:15 AM

Game 7!

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Larry Aasen Oct 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM

The US debt is now $38.02T. #NationalDebt #DebtNow

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Oct 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM

I'm wondering if Apple is planning to rename the Apple TV box to Apple Home TV so it does not conflict with the Apple TV service. #apple #appletv

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Larry Aasen Sep 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM

On Friday Matthew and his band @SouplessBand released their first album The Outside. It’s a great collection of 10 very beautiful songs. open.spotify.com/album/1SAsfsaR… #NewMusicFriday

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Larry Aasen Aug 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM

great seats



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Larry Aasen Aug 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM

Matthew just dropped another song 'In The Mirror' with his band Soupless. From Matthew: this song grapples with a battle against the self in a world of reflection. #NewMusicFriday #Soupless #Indie soupless.fanlink.tv/inthemirror

Larry Aasen
Larry Aasen Aug 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM

There’s a massive hurricane off the East Coast right now.

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Larry Aasen Aug 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM

😂

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Larry Aasen Aug 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM

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Larry Aasen Aug 01, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Enjoying this chill music and would enjoy staying at this house. youtu.be/cPiihDdjIq0?...

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Larry Aasen Aug 01, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Why doesn’t Xcode have a terminal window built in like every other IDE on the planet?

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Larry Aasen Jul 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM

Such as? (I’m new to SwiftUI)

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Larry Aasen Jul 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM

Matthew’s new song 🎵 Hoping youtu.be/cH5UgTqa4_4?...



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Larry Aasen Jul 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM

This song came out over a year ago but still one of my favs. youtu.be/HT11KW2IqPM?...

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Larry Aasen Jul 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM

My favorite:

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Larry Aasen Jul 06, 2025 at 5:00 PM

My app Auto Care apps.apple.com/us/app/auto-...

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Larry Aasen Jul 02, 2025 at 2:15 AM

For my Flutter app versioning in pubspec.yaml, I prefer to use a semantic version like 1.2.3+32, using the format of MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH+BUILD, which works well on both Android and iOS. #Dart #FlutterDev #larryism