Building an iOS app with AI took the author a year, despite initial promises of ease and efficiency. The app, HabitTed, aimed to track habits, goals, and reminders, but faced numerous issues, including inconsistent code, bugs, and the need for manual debugging, due to the limitations of AI coding. AI summary
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With this post, I’ll wrap up my notes from the second Future of Software Development Retreat . But before I do, I should note that the full Thoughtworks report on the retreat is now available . They have five headline findings: Code generat…