I Built My Mobile App in 48 Hours. The Important Part Took 20 Years.

I have spent an absurd number of hours over the last two decades complaining about mobile development. It is slow. Xcode breaks. Certificates expire. Simulators stop working. And no matter how many apps you have shipped, you can still lose half a day because you cannot find the damn button in some Apple or Google console. So I am still processing what happened last week. I took Hold My Juice, my…