ChatGPT-Assisted Swift App Dev: From Amazing to Crashing
2025-09-01
The author attempted to build a Swift app using ChatGPT-5. Initially, it was impressive, with ChatGPT generating code and modifying the UI based on natural language prompts. However, testing revealed numerous issues: search functionality failed, adding shows to the library didn't work, and ChatGPT's modifications introduced increasing errors and unwanted UI changes. Eventually, the app became unbuildable, leading to a frustrating cycle of troubleshooting that the author couldn't resolve with ChatGPT. This experience highlights that while ChatGPT can assist in development, its reliability and accuracy need improvement, especially for complex projects, requiring significant manual intervention and code review.
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