[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":265},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-41172125":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":14,"tier":18,"category":19,"subcategory":20,"format":21,"keywords":22,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":40,"post_text":42,"what":43,"said":71,"maker_in_thread":157,"shape":166,"grid":170,"attempts":227,"same_week":228,"maker_shows":216,"maker_hidden":257,"reader_version":258,"card":259},"41172125","Spawn","Build iOS Apps with English","title","Show HN: Spawn – Build iOS Apps with English","https:\u002F\u002Fspawnapp.com\u002F","spawnapp.com","gsundeep",1722959901,2024,41,24,1413,3515,"shown","dev_tools","app generation from natural language","desktop_app",[23,24,25,26],"ios app builder","natural language coding","no code ios","ai app generator","curious",-0.044,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},4,7,0,3,14,{"execution":36,"idea":38},{"positive":32,"critical":37},2,{"positive":37,"critical":39},1,[39,32,32,33,32,41,39,32,32,32,41,32,41,33,41,39,32,33,33,32,33,33,32,33],5,"Hi HN,\n\nSpawn lets you build apps with human language. You can include images, audio and other files in your app just by dragging and dropping.\n\nHere's a demo video where I build the game of Snake in 60 seconds: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=qIqp7cvmE_M\n\nAs it’s still in alpha, you may need to regenerate a few times to get the app functioning the way you want. So far I’ve found it’s pretty good at generating simple utilities and games. Over time, as both Spawn and the underlying models improve, it will be able to build more complex software.\n\nI have a bunch of ideas for future updates, for e",{"problem":44,"audience":53,"pricing":62,"motivation":63,"time_to_build":62,"stack":68,"openness":69,"stage":70,"team_size":69},{"value":45,"source":46,"evidence":47},"Lets people build iOS apps without learning Xcode or coding","maker",[48,51],{"id":49,"by":11,"text":50},"41194908","That's a fair point, I can't say for certain that tools like Spawn will be able to build really complex software. However, I think there's a ton of software that could be built…",{"id":52},"post",{"value":54,"source":55,"evidence":56},"People without coding skills and developers wanting an MVP","inferred",[57,58],{"id":49,"by":11,"text":50},{"id":59,"by":60,"text":61},"41195726","darweenist","I’d love to have something like this in Xcode. Or alternatively if I could export an xcodeproj file from my Spawn project? I couldn’t imagine developing an entire launchable app…",null,{"value":64,"source":55,"evidence":65},"Make app building possible for people who can't code",[66,67],{"id":49,"by":11,"text":50},{"id":52},[],"unknown","beta",{"praise":72,"objections":91,"requests":114,"questions":137,"alternatives":152},[73,84],{"value":74,"source":75,"evidence":76},"Impressive demo of generating working apps like accelerometer app","commenter",[77,81],{"id":78,"by":79,"text":80},"41196738","fudged71","That's fantastic, wow!",{"id":82,"by":11,"text":83},"41196189","Spawn apps can use the accelerometer - thanks for pointing this out, I'll clarify the website. I pasted your prompt and got this: https:\u002F\u002Fimgur.com\u002Fa\u002F3Wg8AuK During the…",{"value":85,"source":75,"evidence":86},"Export to Xcode project is useful for iterating",[87,88],{"id":59,"by":60,"text":61},{"id":89,"by":60,"text":90},"41195841","Oh nice! Will try this out next time I want to spawn a new xcode project.",[92,100,107],{"value":93,"source":75,"evidence":94},"Generated apps can be buggy or need prompt tweaks",[95,99],{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},"41194909","aezell","I'm interested to see how this goes. I recently used ChatGPT and Claude to help myself build a simple app for my wife. Just listing things and being able to edit them basically.…",{"id":82,"by":11,"text":83},{"value":101,"source":75,"evidence":102},"Unclear whether it can build complex custom software",[103],{"id":104,"by":105,"text":106},"41194820","JBorrow","> Over time, as both Spawn and the underlying models improve, it will be able to build more complex software.[^Citation needed] It seems to me that with the transformer model…",{"value":108,"source":75,"evidence":109},"Generation errors reported by users",[110],{"id":111,"by":112,"text":113},"41196444","CameronBanga","Getting \"Generation Error!\" whenever I try to generate an app.",[115,126,133],{"value":116,"source":75,"evidence":117},"Android support",[118,122],{"id":119,"by":120,"text":121},"41195107","heyrikin","Always interesting to see new takes on natural-language-to-code projects. Let me know when I can build Android apps!",{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},"41195424","hahamrfunnyguy","I'd honestly settle for building iOS apps with Windows.",{"value":127,"source":75,"evidence":128},"Apple Watch app support",[129],{"id":130,"by":131,"text":132},"41196439","whycome","Can this create Apple-watch-specific apps?",{"value":134,"source":75,"evidence":135},"Windows support for building iOS apps",[136],{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},[138,145],{"value":139,"source":75,"evidence":140},"Whether it uses UIKit or SwiftUI",[141],{"id":142,"by":143,"text":144},"41197538","volvogradSaint","I am curious is it done in UIKit or SwiftUI?",{"value":146,"source":75,"evidence":147},"Which underlying model is used",[148],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"41199134","deyan","What model are you using under the hood?",[153],{"value":154,"source":75,"evidence":155},"ChatGPT and Claude",[156],{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},{"comments":31,"answered":30,"key":158},[159,162,165],{"id":160,"text":161},"41194997","Thanks for giving it a try! I just took a look at your prompt and it looks well defined. 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