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Empower Apps
Revisiting Third-Party APIs with Christian Selig
Aug 28, 2023
Christian Selig, an indie iOS developer known for his work on Apollo and Pixel Pals, discusses the challenges of design, the negative impact of changes in the Reddit API, using chat GPT for automating tasks, the impact of subscriptions in the iOS world, SwiftUI limitations, and upcoming features for Pixel Pals.
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- Christian Selig built Apollo, a Reddit app, to provide an exceptional user experience and became a full-time job for him.
- Reddit's decision to monetize its API with unexpectedly high prices caused tensions and ultimately led to the decline of the third-party ecosystem.
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Christian's Background as an iOS Developer and Indie Developer
Christian Seeleg is an experienced iOS developer from Eastern Canada. He has been working as an indie developer for almost 10 years, focusing on creating apps like Apollo and Pixel Pals. Christian's apps were driven by his desire to provide an exceptional user experience, offering something different and improving upon existing options in the market.
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