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The Codebase for the Rift Valley Timer Countdown Timer iOS App

13 mentions on Hacker News by 1 person: 0 stories, 13 comments · first 2020-10-28 · latest 2025-07-14

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  1. …when that's not a principal objective. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_Checkbox [1] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara [2] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_Generic_Swift_Tool...
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2025-07-14 · in How I build software quickly
  2. …(I'll put together a docc catalog, as well as a Jazzy Docs site, and the supporting pages[1]). [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara (Just a timer app, but a pretty good one). [1] https://riftvalleysoftware.com/work/ios-apps/r…
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2025-05-19 · in Side projects I've built since 2009
  3. …timer app that I've had in the App Store since about 2012. This is probably the fourth rewrite. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara/tree/master/...
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2025-04-28 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)
  4. …a lot. Here's a post that I wrote, some time ago, about how I like to approach things[1]. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara/tree/master/... [1] https://littlegreenviper.com/miscellany/thats-not-what-ships...
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2025-04-28 · in I just want to code (2023)
  5. …bitrot). So I'm redoing the engine, and will probably substantially rewrite the app, itself. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2025-03-31 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (March 2025)
  6. …others. I just believe that everything I do, I apply myself as if it was a shipping product. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara
  7. …its history, in this comment[2]. [0] https://littlegreenviper.com/miscellany/leaving-a-legacy/ [1] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31737121
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2022-06-24 · in A common trap for people entering programming jobs
  8. …is the current codebase for the "AmbiaMara" app, which has been out for the last three years or so: https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara The codebases show a lot of learning and growth. You can easily see how fast I work, and…
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2022-06-14 · in Overthinking (2021)
  9. …and I don't care. It's like having a kid's trike, that was made by Mercedes engineers. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2022-05-01 · in The Niche Programmer
  10. …It's a ways off, but it's coming along nicely. [0] https://littlegreenviper.com/AppDocs/ [1] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2022-05-01 · in The Niche Programmer
  11. …a corporation that had Fort Knox trade secret security. It's something that I'm used to doing. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara [1] https://riftvalleysoftware.com/work/open-source-projects/#ba...
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2022-03-23 · in Show HN: Lunar XDR Brightness control
  12. …They could probably actually make legit money, giving classes on the Apple App Store process. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara
  13. …by the user[0]. On the Mac, I also like to use tooltips, applying the same string as voiceover. [0] https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/ambiamara/blob/bbb1d98... (Note, also, that these voiceover strings have been localized in French,…
    comment by ChrisMarshallNY · 2020-10-28 · in Sketch: Proud to Build a Truly Native Mac App