by Michael McCafferty | Aug 28, 2026 | Blog
It is well known that one often introduces a new bug when attempting to fix a different bug. Working with ToBeWise this morning was another of those occasions. I thought it would be helpful to document the lesson. Here’s the interaction:I pasted this...
by Michael McCafferty | Aug 18, 2026 | Blog
what are the pros and cons of making my app ToBeWise™ Open Source?Michael, open sourcing ToBeWise could be valuable—but I would not open source the entire product. I would separate the software, quotation database, brand, and production infrastructure. What...
by Michael McCafferty | Aug 10, 2026 | Blog
I got curious, so I asked how many lines of code are in the ToBeWise app as of today, not counting blank lines, comments, libraries, databases, indexes, content, etc. Just code: In the App Store, Apple shows that the app consumes 63MB of storage total,...
by Michael McCafferty | Aug 10, 2026 | Blog
I lost track of when I updated TestFlight with the latest version of ToBeWise™and definitely lost track of the individual changes that I made since then, so I asked my AI to update the TestFlight and list the changes since the last version, which was only TWO...
by Michael McCafferty | Aug 7, 2026 | Blog
The new app icon looks a lot better on the Apple watch notifications, and that got me thinking about how I always wanted to have a watch app as a companion piece to the iPhone app.This is step one, which allows Favorite, and Share direct from the watch. Neat.This...
by Michael McCafferty | Aug 6, 2026 | Blog
A little feature I’ve wanted to add for some time is for the app to check if there is a newer version of itself available on the App Store, and if so, offer to download it now.It’s surprising how many users are getting by with older versions, and it kinda...
