February 2, 2026

#104: Beyond the Simulator IRL!

The Trio meet to discuss two of the talks (ours!) from the recent in-person PhillyCocoa meetup called "Beyond the Simulator: Perspectives on Modern App Development" that took place on January 29 at the Vanguard offices in Philadelphia. This pod was recorded before the event due to scheduling, but we go into detail on what you missed now that it is the future (insert Spaceballs joke here)! Kotaro talks about Liquid Glass and what it means for modern UI/UX while Steve goes into some detail about how to effectively get started using tools like Codex CLI or Claud Code for app development. Be sure to check out PhillyCocoa.org for a link to join our Slack and follow us on Luma so you know when our next in-person and virtual events are scheduled: https://luma.com/phillycocoa.## Show Notes- Introductions- IRL Meetup Follow-up (recorded before the meetup!) - Kotaro’s Liquid Glass talk - Steve’s Spec. Plan. Ship. “AI” assisted dev talk- Wrap-Up- One More Thing... - Monthly Zoom Call Meeting in February - Follow us on Luma: https://luma.com/phillycocoa## Chapters00:00 Introductions02:33 Beyond the Simulator IRL Event03:49 Kotaro's Talk: Liquid Glass and Modern UI/UX Trends11:25 Liquid Glass Encourages Gesture-Based Interactions16:18 Branding Challenges in Liquid Glass UI19:31 Steve's Talk: Spec. Plan. Ship21:47 The Four I Workflow: Intent, Interact, Increment, Iterate28:59 Continuously Iterate on Your System33:17 Steve's Tips for Getting Started41:51 Best Practices for Using AI in Development46:20 Wrap-Up46:38 One More Thing...47:59 TagIntro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.

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