Indie developer for platforms (iOS, watchOS & macOS).
Making @bluebird_app & @IndieLifeComics with @topologiraffe.
(he/him)
May 18, 2021 • 15 tweets • 7 min read
Today, Bluebird 2.0 is finally out.
This huge update took me 10 months, I rewrote the app from the ground up (React Native → SwiftUI), and pivoted it in a new direction.
It’s a journey of pain and joy, and I’d like to share what I’ve been through along the way.
(thread 🧵)
This story starts in early 2019, as a web developer with 5 years of experience, I chose to write Bluebird 1.0 using React Native because it enabled me to write native UIs declaratively.