Shipping Side Projects in 2-2-2 Easy Steps
summary
A clear, tactical playbook: the 2-2-2 method — prototype in two hours, polish in two days, launch in two weeks — plus concrete tool choices and outcomes. Builds include Susie (OCR allergy scanner from a WWDC sample), a run-tracking sketch that hits 17,000 downloads, Posture Pel using CMHeadphoneMotionManager, an icon generator approved same day, Vivid that funds Pro Display XDR purchases, and a 6,618 waiting list that turned prototypes into press features and App Store highlights.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Abandoned app to 2-2-2 method
- 3:092-2-2 side project framework
- 4:57Suzie app allergy labels
- 9:54Start small avoid over-engineering
- 10:16Posture Pel AirPods tracking
- 14:53Bakery app Xcode icons
- 16:58WWDC API discoveries
- 17:40Unmute real-time call subtitles
- 21:11Na’vi FaceTime translation
- 22:57Mac tools Forehead Low Power
- 26:03Vivid HDR brightness
- 28:30Audience free tools waiting lists
- 30:15Reuse code faster development
- 32:19Luki game sticky timers
- 33:22ChatGPT menu bar reviews
- 35:07Release early share work
