Say hello to Orkit AI’s brand new landing page. Orkit.ai

“I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.” —Flannery O'Connor. What a fascinating sentence.

So sad that this platform never took off. I am seeing almost zero posts from anyone I follow.

In software: Why do so many think you can serve either consumers or prosumers? Either workplace or personal? Either enterprise or creator? Either B2B or B2C? I don’t see it. We can build adaptable UIs, UXs, marketing funnels and perspectives. We build cars for everyone too.

Prompt Engineering? Sounds difficult. But most of the time, it’s just about clear communication. And it’s easy once you know a few basics. I’ve learned one thing: average in = average out. Let me show you the most important aspects of my learnings: lnkd.in/euWFRi26

I written up a little piece on how few things we need to know about talking to LLMs.

I written up a little piece on how few things we need to know about talking to LLMs.

Why speaking computers? Conversational AI shines most where natural interaction is needed but simply missing: Rusty chatbots in the bottom right corner Waiting on hold Minutes long phone menus No one answering at all Voicemail Soon, all of these will be a thing of the past.

We have just launched an AI meetup in Hamburg, Germany. No slides, no talks, just interesting conversations with nice people. We call it: The Prompting Club Next round: October 2nd DMs are open if you happen to be in Hamburg and would like to join for inspiring chats about AI.

What of your AI could speak for you? Excited to share my upcoming startup. You are invited to join the waitlist! Orkit.ai

AI doubles its capabilities every 6 mon. And we humans are not wired to grasp exponential functions. 500B are expected to flow into OpenAI’s infra alone over the next 4 years. …Meanwhile, in Europe, we’re busy discussing the next set of regulations after the cookie banner.

This is a seriously interesting and fascinating outlook into the nearer future. Based on scientific research, it’s been called a paper, but reads almost like a documentary. There’s an audio version, too. Highly recommended 💡🚀. (But not without unthinkable worst case scenarios.) ai-2027.com

There is a billion dollars per DAY being invested in the AI space today. — Peter Diamandis in his Moonshots podcast, 23. April

The deeper you dive into programming in different languages and domains, the more you realize: Everything in the tech world is a wrapper. Around something that was there before.

Working in Swift can only be loved. Ie. type safety is so much ahead of any other experience I’ve gained. The right balance of {}()_; nightmares. 100 things. Nevertheless, for years it was wondering if Apple works on Xcode. Now this: firebase.studio Seriously worried about Apples edge.

👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Learning. Fascinating when you think about it: Teaching and learning historically was in a one-to-one relation. Think master and apprentice, etc. Then came one-to-many. School systems, unis, book and readers. Then many-to-many. The internet. Now: Trend leans towards one-to-one again.

Swift Friends! Honestly, it is simply the most beautiful and solid language to work with. I am now using 4 languages. Swift, TypeScript, Go and Python. Imagine more people outside of the Apple ecosystem would be able to experience the difference.

„Eine Frage der Fragestellung“ is something I found to be an important learning in life. It translates directly to „A question of questioning“ and means „A matter of how you ask the question“. It‘s never been more true than in the AI age. Wrong question, wrong answer…

Swift developers, is anyone using a Vapor server deployed via Fly.io? How‘s it in practice - including over longer periods?

After 15 years of Wacom pen and mouse, I am trying to learn proper 10 finger touch typing. 4 fingers used blindly and a few other key strokes can be fast. But not fast enough. ⌨️ 🐌 Now 10 fingers. Baby steps ahead: www.keybr.com

Domain and SEO experts, what are the dark practices in domain registrations? Is it as I suspect? Do certain domain providers collect domain search inquiries, evaluate interesting ones, and offer them to a select clientele? To buy, park, and resell before the honest market does?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🥱 Why are Sign-Ins tiny? What I never understood about current UX practices: Why are so many Sign-IN links so tiny and text-only while the Sign-UP links are big fat red buttons? Is it not worth to present a nice open door for already paying customers?

Both customer and team collab in media-based work remain a total chaos in 2025. Even more so in the age of remote teams, where companies with on-premise infrastructure sadly and slowly begin to fade away. I believe I’ve got solutions. Anyone wants to invest :)? Coming back to this in 2026ff.

Anyone of you working with Adobe products? I’ve been using a lot of them them professionally for more than 15 years. Today, If I were them, I would apologize to my user base. Their strategy to trick customers into a year plan can only cost them a lot of people’s trust. Mine for sure.

Finally, social media that's billionaire-proof. ⚡ Bluesky's first IRL ads spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com.

Swift friends, has anyone tried Zed yet? How does the experience compare to Cursor?

Just a little update on my first brand experiments. Even though this image doesn’t reveal much yet, how do you like the style? Does it resonate with you? Stay tuned—exciting things are coming!

Tech we enjoy every morning: Our espresso machine is connected to a HomeKit smart plug. The necessary heating-up phase can starts 20min before I arrive in the kitchen. 🤖 -> ☕️ -> 🥰

Interesting article here by Andrew Chen, talking about the moat of Core Ai models vs. that of the products built around them. andrewchen.substack.com/p/revenge-of...

How comfortable are you with instruments? In this week's newsletter I share a lesson about performance testing that I learned last week: https://www.donnywals.com/newsletters/fMnm7DmdaEl2YxkRXhogMA/

Really interesting read for all app folks. Incredibly dense information, plus a very nice PDF version available. www.revenuecat.com/state-of-sub...

In times of algorithm-pleasing, short attention spans (where people cut out 0.5-second breathing breaks from their recipe videos) and the unification of everything, where everything looks the same... ...this is even more beautiful. A piece of art and even an eye-opener. @strasser.bsky.social

Strong founder story. Consistency, courage, self-belief, strength, persistency. They really earn it. youtu.be/Gv2fzC96Z40?...

I built longer.blue a month ago. It's a tool that lets you post on Bluesky beyond its character limit by linking to a full message. I never really advertised it properly. I’d love your support! A repost would help. ❤️

Dayvy won't trick you into subscriptions - unlike so many others now 🤑. No forgotten cancellations after too short test periods. No paywalls thrown in your face after 3 seconds. There’s more to building trust. This was clear to me from day one of building my first mobile app.

Phenomenal how quickly things develop now. For those who might have missed what happened today: www.bbc.com/news/article... One more option for us developers to build valuable tools with.

Hey Swift Friends, Starter Packs have slowed down a bit since I joined here in November. Nevertheless, Bluesky is growing and I would like to share my little name compilation again. 👋 Happy to add anyone related to Apple platform dev - from beginner to pro. Don’t be shy to share! 🙌

My kid and I had an Apple Vision Pro demo yesterday. And boy, the Birthday 3d video is impressive. Image by Apple

I guess there is only one way to find out why there are so many taking about #Severance.

The dynamics between tech industry and politics in the US are like a soap opera right now.

Live goes on: I love to push myself through the -2’C outside until my system heats up enough to call it a normal run. And although I sometimes tell myself that I don't have the time, afterwards every coding challenge is mastered much faster. 🏃

(1/5) 🧵 Google’s AI Chiefs Unveil Breakthrough for Human-Like Memory in Business Apps

The videofication carries on.

Sell benefits, not features. „iPod. 1,000 Songs in your pocket.“ Instead of: „5GB of storage on this pocket device.“ The classic line is my single most important learning about marketing. I keep reminding myself about it all the time.

This book!

Swift Friends, have you experienced the iOS18 LazyStack + ForEach scroll performance boost ⚡? I've seen 2ms go down to 250µs and buttery-smooth scroll deceleration, without any OLED screen "ghostings". (Instruments: Core Animation Commits for SwiftUI-only) Not seen Apple promoting it anywhere.

I mostly work and focus in quiet. My inside is entertaining enough. In cases of energy lows or while doing sports I keep coming back to sounds like these. Anyone into Electro and „2nd dancefloor“ House, too? music.apple.com/de/album/hyp... music.apple.com/de/album/pla...

My softcore alternative to ice-bathing 🥱.

From my heart, I wish each and every one of you the 2025 that you wish for! 🍀 And for those who might have faced especially hard challenges in the world - we stand by you!

How do you structure your app's architecture? I keep coming back to this base structure: 🧵