Jesse Newland
@jnewland.com
@jnewland on the internets
Austin, TX
Now: @bopsapp.bsky.social / https://apple.co/3WikmYk / http://bopsapp.com/beta
Previously: 💻🛠️ @github.com
Austin, TX
Now: @bopsapp.bsky.social / https://apple.co/3WikmYk / http://bopsapp.com/beta
Previously: 💻🛠️ @github.com
"widgets don’t resolve parameters for app intents" why not tho
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"widgets don’t resolve parameters for app intents" why not tho
hmmm, this says iOS 26.1+ but it's not in 17B55 🤔
tabViewBottomAccessory(isEnabled:content:) | Apple Developer Documentation
Places a view as the bottom accessory of the tab view. Use this modifier to dynamically show and hide the accessory view.
developer.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
hmmm, this says iOS 26.1+ but it's not in 17B55 🤔
end of an era www.theverge.com/tech/796119/...
Microsoft is moving GitHub over to Azure servers
Most of the migration will happen within 12 months
www.theverge.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
end of an era www.theverge.com/tech/796119/...
> Film the demo video to show both the designated hardware and the app running on a physical Apple device.
kinda amusing that the easiest way to film such a video for App Store Review is ... my meta glasses 😎
kinda amusing that the easiest way to film such a video for App Store Review is ... my meta glasses 😎
September 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
> Film the demo video to show both the designated hardware and the app running on a physical Apple device.
kinda amusing that the easiest way to film such a video for App Store Review is ... my meta glasses 😎
kinda amusing that the easiest way to film such a video for App Store Review is ... my meta glasses 😎
nearly shipped a subtly broken tabViewBottomAccessory to the App Store, now going back to the drawing board 😅 lotsa notes in github.com/urcomputerin...
tabViewBottomAccessory AttributeGraph cycles by jnewland · Pull Request #1 · urcomputeringpal/feedbackapp
Seemingly innocuous contents passed to tabViewBottomAccessory can trigger inscrutable AttributeGraph cycles, which can then cause unexplained broken behavior of views that may be participating in t...
github.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
nearly shipped a subtly broken tabViewBottomAccessory to the App Store, now going back to the drawing board 😅 lotsa notes in github.com/urcomputerin...
Submitted Bops for review Saturday evening 😗
Sure would be nice if UI refinements were allowed while waiting for review to start 😬
Sure would be nice if UI refinements were allowed while waiting for review to start 😬
September 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Submitted Bops for review Saturday evening 😗
Sure would be nice if UI refinements were allowed while waiting for review to start 😬
Sure would be nice if UI refinements were allowed while waiting for review to start 😬
Reposted by Jesse Newland
👀 Getting closer to a public release over here. This beta is packed; support for volume control and queueing/playing music with Siri, Control Center buttons with volume / quick device playback, a Widget, Genius lyrics links, an easy way to ⭐️ songs from the Lock Screen + more
v2025.8.0-beta+2993
Happy August! Today’s Bops beta release includes Siri-powered media playback, a Widget and Control Center buttons, Genius lyrics links, and support for liking / disliking Apple Music songs from the Lo...
changelog.bopsapp.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
👀 Getting closer to a public release over here. This beta is packed; support for volume control and queueing/playing music with Siri, Control Center buttons with volume / quick device playback, a Widget, Genius lyrics links, an easy way to ⭐️ songs from the Lock Screen + more
leaning into UIDesignRequiresCompatibility and focusing on features this summer. it's Friday; time to shuffle the favorites playlist and take a walk
Happy Friday! A new version of the Bops iOS beta is out today, with a couple features worth highlighting: a Sonos group volume control Live Activity and new queue syncing functionality that helps you continue your Sonos queue on your device when you leave Wi‑Fi. changelog.bopsapp.com/v2025.7.1-be...
v2025.7.1-beta+2833
Queue sync, a new Live Activity, and more. Read on for more.
changelog.bopsapp.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
leaning into UIDesignRequiresCompatibility and focusing on features this summer. it's Friday; time to shuffle the favorites playlist and take a walk
if you like fish and chips and all that pimp shit everybody lemme hear you say oh yea-er
May 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
if you like fish and chips and all that pimp shit everybody lemme hear you say oh yea-er
went to add a button to play Albums / Playlists in shuffle mode - something I rarely do - to @bopsapp.bsky.social and am am shocked at how varied shuffle behavior is across popular providers. “Play later” and “Play next” ignore shuffle on Apple Music, Sonos randomizes tracks. wtf, shuffleheads
May 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
went to add a button to play Albums / Playlists in shuffle mode - something I rarely do - to @bopsapp.bsky.social and am am shocked at how varied shuffle behavior is across popular providers. “Play later” and “Play next” ignore shuffle on Apple Music, Sonos randomizes tracks. wtf, shuffleheads
got woken up by a phone call from @pagerduty.bsky.social today at 4am, years after being on any sort of on call rotation. TTS bot said the service name but it was unintelligible. gonna assume a side effect of poor off-boarding at an old client; wish I could figure out who I should invoice!
May 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
got woken up by a phone call from @pagerduty.bsky.social today at 4am, years after being on any sort of on call rotation. TTS bot said the service name but it was unintelligible. gonna assume a side effect of poor off-boarding at an old client; wish I could figure out who I should invoice!
Sonos CEO:
“No reasonable person would’ve shipped the software if we had understood the reliability and performance characteristics of the product in our customers’ homes”
Me, building my own Sonos app, understanding *deeply* that The Network is not and will never be Reliable:
“No reasonable person would’ve shipped the software if we had understood the reliability and performance characteristics of the product in our customers’ homes”
Me, building my own Sonos app, understanding *deeply* that The Network is not and will never be Reliable:
May 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Sonos CEO:
“No reasonable person would’ve shipped the software if we had understood the reliability and performance characteristics of the product in our customers’ homes”
Me, building my own Sonos app, understanding *deeply* that The Network is not and will never be Reliable:
“No reasonable person would’ve shipped the software if we had understood the reliability and performance characteristics of the product in our customers’ homes”
Me, building my own Sonos app, understanding *deeply* that The Network is not and will never be Reliable:
Reposted by Jesse Newland
A new version of Bops: Now Playing for Sonos is available for download on the Apple TV App Store! Animations have been improved, album art is now displayed for all speakers in picker views, and new overlay controls support volume/playback adjustments with a quick swipe. apple.co/3WikmYk
May 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A new version of Bops: Now Playing for Sonos is available for download on the Apple TV App Store! Animations have been improved, album art is now displayed for all speakers in picker views, and new overlay controls support volume/playback adjustments with a quick swipe. apple.co/3WikmYk
new hobby: asking the AI agent to rate its performance when it doesn't do the right thing
> > Poor Communication: Instead of admitting I was on the wrong track, I kept suggesting parameter tweaks and adding complexity that didn't address the fundamental issue.
> > Poor Communication: Instead of admitting I was on the wrong track, I kept suggesting parameter tweaks and adding complexity that didn't address the fundamental issue.
March 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
new hobby: asking the AI agent to rate its performance when it doesn't do the right thing
> > Poor Communication: Instead of admitting I was on the wrong track, I kept suggesting parameter tweaks and adding complexity that didn't address the fundamental issue.
> > Poor Communication: Instead of admitting I was on the wrong track, I kept suggesting parameter tweaks and adding complexity that didn't address the fundamental issue.
Reposted by Jesse Newland
Hi. I’m an expert in modernizing legacy government software systems. This is profoundly stupid and will definitely fail, and it’s just a question of whether our social security system fails along with it.
SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hi. I’m an expert in modernizing legacy government software systems. This is profoundly stupid and will definitely fail, and it’s just a question of whether our social security system fails along with it.
app store connect and fastlane combining for some schrodinger's CI feels this morning. would be nice if I were able to get a single TestFlight build through the 'Processing' state without refreshing the web UI
March 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
app store connect and fastlane combining for some schrodinger's CI feels this morning. would be nice if I were able to get a single TestFlight build through the 'Processing' state without refreshing the web UI
TIL Sonos S2 speakers have a GetString/SetString api accessible to anyone on the local network willing to make a SOAP api call. you can add / update any keys; values are synced to all speakers in a household
I would *love* to know what the internal sentiment is around using this API lol
I would *love* to know what the internal sentiment is around using this API lol
January 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
TIL Sonos S2 speakers have a GetString/SetString api accessible to anyone on the local network willing to make a SOAP api call. you can add / update any keys; values are synced to all speakers in a household
I would *love* to know what the internal sentiment is around using this API lol
I would *love* to know what the internal sentiment is around using this API lol
On NYE I started building v1.0 of the Sonos Apple TV app I always wished existed. It's live in the App Store today. 🎉
Bops is live in the App Store on Apple TV! Your soundbar's missing app is finally here. apple.co/3WikmYk
January 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
On NYE I started building v1.0 of the Sonos Apple TV app I always wished existed. It's live in the App Store today. 🎉
animations just landed in the Bops tvOS beta
testflight.apple.com/join/DXdfJRBe
testflight.apple.com/join/DXdfJRBe
January 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
animations just landed in the Bops tvOS beta
testflight.apple.com/join/DXdfJRBe
testflight.apple.com/join/DXdfJRBe
January 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
cookin up something fun this holiday
December 29, 2024 at 11:26 PM
cookin up something fun this holiday