Bolyn Weekly is published every week, sharing personal experiences, observations, and interests—often simply ramblings.
Featured Image: Can't move, it's ruined.
2025-06-01～2025-06-07
People Without a Purpose Never Get Lost
Getting lost happens when you have direction and a goal. If we have no destination, we can never lose our way. If we view every experience in life as a gift and embrace all possibilities, life might become even more exciting.
College Entrance Exam Today
Well, good luck on the exam.
Got a New Racket
This week, while hanging out with a friend, I left my racket on a shared bike. By the time I remembered and went back to look for it, the racket was completely gone.
I have always believed in causality. In fact, the loss of the racket was hinted at: first, I had been eyeing a new racket lately, thinking about replacing the old one; second, on this outing I emptied my canvas bag—an unusual occurrence—and that was when the racket disappeared.
This isn’t the first time something like this has happened. Throughout my life, there have been many similar experiences: Stories from my memory about causality. and An eerie dream—perhaps some things are destined!.
To this day, I haven’t found a convincing scientific explanation. I hope that one day I can unravel the causal relationships behind these events and back them up with scientific evidence.
Regardless, I’ve already got a new racket. I tried it out for an hour yesterday and the experience was great. It feels more effortless when powering shots—perhaps thanks to the rubber.
A New Use for Xcode
I recently discovered that you can use Xcode to install new apps on your iPhone, meaning you can bypass the Apple App Store and use apps that might not otherwise be allowed.
A more conventional method is using enterprise signing to download apps, which also lets you use apps banned by the App Store, but compared to Xcode, it isn’t as private.
This Xcode feature might open up many possibilities, although I haven’t figured out a specific application yet. It definitely isn’t entirely above board.
I Want to Create a Navigation Website
This week, with the help of AI tools, I developed and launched an iOS app. Although the title claims it’s for absolute beginners, it actually only covers basics in SwiftUI—I've got some familiarity with VS Code, Git, and the terminal, and I can read a bit of Python. If you were truly a complete novice relying solely on AI, it would be impossible to build an app.
You first need to download software and set up your environment. Even if AI writes the code, you need to understand it to some extent; you might not know the syntax, but you’ll still have to tweak the parameters. After writing it, you still need to publish the app—these are skills that must be learned.
In essence, there’s nothing truly “beginner-level.” I wrote about this in an article from February 2023: The so-called nanny-level tutorial cannot exist; there’s always an invisible threshold.
Technological advances can lower the barrier to using tools, but they cannot improve your underlying skills. Only through your own efforts can you raise your baseline to meet higher requirements; once you’ve got the basics, you can aim higher.
Just because someone can write words doesn’t mean they can write a good piece. Similarly, using AI for programming doesn’t guarantee a great product. Good software isn’t solely about technology—much lies outside of it—and AI only reduces the technical demands.
That aside, based on these thoughts, I want to build an AI programming navigation website. The site will cover everything from the most basic tools to the most advanced AI programming tools, focusing exclusively on AI programming. It will guide people from the very basics to a comprehensive understanding of the necessary background, enabling them to develop what they desire.
Creating this site will also help me grasp some fundamental front-end knowledge. It’s an idea I’m considering—just dropping it here for now.
I Want to Develop a Card Software
Last week, with the help of AI, I developed a Markdown-to-card software. However, its functionality is quite limited, and the generated cards are mostly for personal sharing.
I’d like to enhance the card features—adding user login, long image segmentation, more templates, and more personalized styles. This would make it easier to share on public platforms like Xiaohongshu or Douyin, and it should work out quite well.
Yes, that’s another idea—leaving it here for now.