A friend of mine had an app request for daily commuting to/from work. The use case is simple, you’re getting ready to leave for work/home and want to know when the next train/bus leaves and if you should hurry or not. I implemented this today in a few hours with Cursor and thought I’d write about it. App specification A simple iOS app where you can see when the next train/bus for your saved routes, simple view with “In X minutes”. Search for a route and save it, incuding choosing different travel options if available. Swipe/click on a route and see the next-next departure. Click on the route to get more information, such as arrival time and details if the route has several steps. The app uses your current location to figure out in which way you’re travelling, so it shows the right direction of the route. Using SL:s open API available here I quickly added some feature requests of my own: ...

I love books. I usually read 30–55 books a year. It’s usually a mix between non-fiction and work related books: leadership, neuroscience, communication and engineering, and books just for fun, mostly fantasy and science-fiction. Last year I read (and finished) 36+ books, mostly fantasy, since I decided to get my mind off work more during my free time. My favorite work related book last year was Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg. I found it interesting and a good reminder of what to think about when having conversations. I often tell my colleagues that what you say and the other person hears, can be two very different things. Charles Duhigg also describes how two people might be in the same conversation but with completely different goals and view of what the conversation is about. Is it a conversation where you’re trying to solve a problem and come up with actions, or just vent and rant? ...

When I was helping my son study for an exam a week ago, I thought that a flashcard app would be helpful. I looked at Anki and other flashcard apps that already exist but thought they were quite ugly. I wanted a more appealing app with an algorithm for spaced‑repetition learning effectively. This felt like a very small and easy project to build myself with my trusty companion, Cursor. I decided to keep track of the changes and take some progress pics this time and this is the post where I describe what I did, step by step. This is just how I did this specific quick app and isn’t necessarily the ultimate way of doing it. ...

Over the past few months I’ve been vibe‑coding several apps with Cursor. It has been the most fun I’ve had in years, I have learned a lot, and I’m really happy with my apps. I thought I’d write about it, to gather my own thoughts and in case my learnings help someone else. I’m planning three blog posts on this topic: one about developing with Cursor and tips and tricks (this one) and then one per app. Three quick notes before we get started: ...