iDadJoke
Built for my cousin who spoiled me on Programmer's Day 2022
Tech used:: Swift, UIKit, Claude Code
Just before Programmer’s Day, I shared a lighthearted idea about what to get a programmer as a gift. It was meant to be a joke, but my awesome cousin (Feven Behailu) took it seriously and gave me the money to get an extra monitor and an ergonomic chair. I was so surprised! I thanked her and really appreciated her thoughtfulness, and I thought, “If I could, I’d build her a fun iOS app to remember me.”
That’s when iDadJoke was born! It’s an app that brings a smile to your face with daily dad jokes. The app gets jokes from an API and lets you see up to 50 jokes in 24 hours. It’s all made for her, and I tried to make it as friendly as possible. I wanted it to feel familiar, feminine, and simple.
It was the best Programmer’s Day ever for me, all thanks to my programming skills!