It seems I've figured out what the design transition between iOS 6 and iOS 7 felt like. The only difference now is that there isn't a global paradigm shift, there's no need to remove shadows and textures and replace them with solid colors. And I think that's where the big problem will be.
The end of an era
If you want to do it properly and care about backward compatibility, you still have to duplicate and rework all components for the new iOS version. Glass design, after all, implies turning pretty much all major interactive elements into cards and circles. There are no longer components that blend into the edges of the screen (mainly navigation elements).
Old components were easy to create yourself because of the minimalism. With the new design it's no longer such a simple task because of all the tricky special effects.
If it's a non-native app, achieving the glass effect and a "native" feel will be a very difficult task. In some cases, impossible.
So it turns out that nothing has really changed globally, and there's very little point in reworking anything, especially considering how hard it's to support both the old and the new. Particularly in a situation where development and design are being done on a tight budget.
I have a bad feeling that most apps will stay in their current design for a very, very long time.
Various fringe voices and other interested parties love to claim that GPT models will soon replace everyone. But fortunately or unfortunately, these models don’t actually create knowledge. People do, based on their own experience. The models just learn from what already exists.
If you’ve ever programmed in a less popular language, like Swift, you know that GPT models often can’t solve even half of the basic problems beyond “Hello, World” or basic UI layout. And when it comes to more specialized fields, like embedded systems, forget it.
If platforms like StackOverflow and others that generate real knowledge disappear, we’ll eventually end up with neither good GPT models, nor StackOverflow, nor real human expertise.
Most developers, who enjoy riding hoverboards, will find themselves back in a world where you can’t find answers on Google, ChatGPT, or StackOverflow. At this rate, a lot of people really could lose their jobs, unless they start thinking for themselves.
It was one of those sleepless nights that turned into morning. Fresh snow had just fallen outside, and the first warm rays of sunlight were already lighting up Minsk. The first passersby left footprints in the snow, and slow trolleybuses rumbled by. Meanwhile, I was on the seventh floor making beats – like the sixth floor, but one higher, you know, haha.
Even though so many years have passed, I remember it like it was yesterday, yet it feels like a whole other life. That night, I wrote the original "Siena", which came out on April 5, 2016, on the EP Styl. It’s still one of my favorites, even now.
Sometimes I ask myself why I keep at it. Over the years, so many friends have given it up and "grown up". Some became rock stars, some had a hit then faded, and some have spent ten years just thinking about starting but never do.
But I found my own answer: it’s just plain fun. Making music is totally pointless and the worst kind of investment if it doesn’t give you joy.
For the anniversary, I made a remix of the original "Siena". I really love the high-energy part at the end. Here are links to it on different platforms.
My new track is already on all platforms. I made a visualizer for this track, which you can watch above. If you just want to listen to the track, here are links to it on different platforms.
Artykul is an app that allows you to read your favorite sites in one place without ads, clutter, and algorithmic newsfeeds. In this update, we finally added the features you’ve been asking for, including a new browser and updated feeds.
New built-in browser available in all versions of the app.
New waterfall layout in feeds (iPadOS, macOS).
Improved performance and bug fixes related to changing card designs.
You can now open links from Telegram and Mastodon posts directly from the feed.
Improved link-opening system in articles.
New app icons with support for iOS 18.
Fixed widget issues in iOS 18. The small widget now displays the article image.
Minor enhancements to the Links post editor.
Links in profile descriptions are now clickable. To have your links highlighted, you must be an active user on the Links platform.
Fixed several other minor bugs.
Reduced app size.
You can download the latest version from the App Store.
