Critics argue generative AI makes visual layout tools obsolete.
Oh shit apple is making moves on vibecoding, finally
Play was so nice. Here is hoping it turns into swift playgrounds xcode 2.0 on ipad.
Apple Acquires Award-Winning App 'Play' https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/29/apple-acquires-award-winning-app-play/
Positive users praise visual development paired with AI generation after Apple's Play acquisition, while negative users criticize the Xcode requirement and doubt Apple's AI direction.
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This would have been amazing a few years ago, but in the age of AI, what’s the point?
Apple acquires Play. Design Mode in Xcode incoming.
@steipete i suspect there is an agent + human in the loop type of interface here that works well.
This would have been amazing a few years ago, but in the age of AI, what’s the point?
@steipete Totally and even their exposure to docs can’t believe they wanted Xcode to be running to access mcp..
@steipete bro the tagline literally trails off mid sentence and youre asking what the point is
fair tbh
@steipete It used to be hard to imagine Gibson’s unevenly distributed future would exclude Apple but here we are
@NickADobos thermal throttling was always the issue. does m-series finally let you compile without the fan screaming and battery dying?
@steipete Visual development coupled with AI generation is perfect.
Generate it then visually fine tweak.
@steipete I feel the same about Pull Requests in linear