The More You Know with Stewart Lynch

Stewart Lynch stops by to chat about using AI to learn faster instead of just letting it write your code. We get into planning in stages before you build, why Markdown is the universal language of AI, and the tiny "donkey work" tools he vibe codes for himself.

Guest

• Stewart Lynch
  • Stewart Lynch 🇨🇦 (@StewartLynch@iosdev.space) - Mastodon
  • Stewart Lynch (@stewartlynch.bsky.social) - Bluesky
  • Stewart Lynch - YouTube
  • Stewart Lynch | LinkedIn
  • Stewart Lynch - All Social Links
• Createch Solutions Blog

Related Links

• How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills - Anthropic
• Sosumi.ai - Apple docs as Markdown
• Typora - Markdown editor

Related Episodes

• How to Learn New APIs with Stewart Lynch - Part 1
• How to Learn New APIs with Stewart Lynch - Part 2
• Practical Agents with Donny Wals
• Everyone Thinks They're Good at Prompting with Joe Fabisevich

Chapters

• (00:00) - Xcode 27 & the New Device Hub
• (03:36) - Why YouTube Teaching Is Changing & Using AI to Synthesize New APIs
• (11:24) - Why Learn When AI Can Build It? Staged Plans & PRDs
• (16:29) - Markdown as the Universal Language of AI
• (22:07) - AI Costs, Hallucinations & Learning Smarter
• (27:48) - Xcode + Claude Code Workflow
• (30:53) - "Donkey Work": Building Small Tools With AI
• (35:55) - What to Delegate to AI vs. Control Yourself
• (40:22) - OS 27 Support, the iPhone Dual & Side-Project Playgrounds

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