About this episode
Frank Kruger reflects on the 15-year journey of iCircuit, discussing app development challenges and the impact of AI on his workflow.
Frank Kruger celebrates iCircuit’s 15‑year journey—from an iPad‑era $20 launch and surprising overnight success to the present—unpacking the tradeoffs between maintaining a flagship app and chasing new side projects. He offers candid lessons on pricing, backporting legacy fixes, modernizing pipelines, and explains how AI agents have reshaped his workflow and will power the next wave of iCircuit features. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Merge Conflict
People in this episode
Host: James
Guest: Frank Kruger
Topics covered
- iCircuit
- app development
- AI agents
- pricing strategies
- legacy fixes
- modernization
Keywords
- iCircuit
- app development
- AI
- pricing
- legacy fixes
- modernization
- workflow
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: iCircuit, Merge Conflict, Adventureface
Books & works: Amethyst Seer - Citrine
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