Comment We’ve been in a slightly awkward place with macOS software development for a while now. AppKit is the rock-solid, dependable choice that you can definitely make a Mac-assed Mac app with. SwiftUI on the …
Lees meerComment I want to write about something less controversial today after all the responses to last week’s comment. 🤕 Although, I must have had some level of balance as people accused me of being both too kind and…
Lees meerComment I hadn’t planned to write much about the back and forth between Apple and the government of the Netherlands that led to yesterday’s announcement. After reading the press release, it sounded like Apple w…
Lees meerComment I enjoyed the surprise push notification from Apple this week that my watch had a new face available. That’s new! Khaos Tian dug in, discovered that watchOS can now load watch faces dynamically from a …
Lees meerComment Thank you all for all your positive feedback on last week’s comment. It resonated exceptionally well with you all, even if it was a little depressing. An interesting point came up a couple of times in …
Lees meerComment I wanted to write about Locket from Matt Moss as soon as I read the first couple of paragraphs of this article. The app lets you send photos that automatically appear on the home screen of someone you c…
Lees meerComment Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉 If you pay attention to the rumours, this is definitely the year that Apple releases a VR headset… Or AR glasses… Or maybe upgraded AirPods with more AR functionality. Or po…
Lees meerComment Happy (almost) New Year, everyone! 🎊🎉🎊 Yes, technically, this issue arrives in your inboxes on the 31st of December unless you live in Australia or New Zealand, but I’m going to call it close enough an…
Lees meerComment How is it nearly the end of 2021 already? More importantly, how has it been a worse year than 2020 was? 😬 As depressing as the real world is at the moment, it has been a good year in the Apple developm…
Lees meerComment After last week’s issue, I received a couple of emails asking if I had seen the App Store Award winners. I had seen it and had linked to it but deleted it as I was doing a final read-through before pres…
Lees meerComment I was sceptical when I talked about Xcode Cloud last week, and a few people responded, saying that while it wasn’t perfect, my fears were somewhat unfounded. I also mentioned that I recently received b…
Lees meerComment I loved this recent tweet from Russ Shanahan, and it inspired me to write about why I agree with him. I vividly remember when I started feeling this way. It was caused by me regretting rushing somethin…
Lees meerComment I felt so bad for the Notability developers when they misjudged their move to a subscription business model a few weeks ago. They made all the classic mistakes. Starting with the gleeful “We’re going fr…
Lees meerComment All of the open-source work I have been involved with before the Swift Package Index was reasonably small scale. SimulatorStatusMagic was undoubtedly popular but was low traffic in terms of issues and c…
Lees meerComment The entirety of the Swift Package Index core team (yep, both of us!) decided to treat ourselves to new MacBook Pro laptops after Apple’s recent announcements, and they arrived this week! 🎉 What do deve…
Lees meerComment Two days ago, Apple reminded us that they’re not finished with developer-focused announcements for this year by releasing the first beta of Xcode 13.2. 🎉 There are two significant headlines in this rel…
Lees meerComment It’s almost time for WWDC! 🎉Wait. What? It’s October. What’s happening? 🤔 As you’ll no doubt have seen by now, Apple announced a set of virtual Tech Talks this week. Similarly to the in-person Tech Tal…
Lees meerComment With new iPads, iPhones, and watches all in our hands and on our wrists, Monday’s event can only be about one thing. Apple is joining SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic in their quest for space to…
Lees meerComment I don't remember when I first became aware of Steve Jobs. It happened gradually. I had been aware of Apple since I used my school's single Mac Classic (yes, just one for the whole school) in 1990 when …
Lees meerComment I loved this tweet from Rebecca (Slatkin) Sloane this week. Yes, she wrote it to be amusing, but it’s also true. Apple’s documentation gets a lot of criticism. Some deserved, but the “Apple’s documenta…
Lees meerComment Thanks so much to the 1,358 (!) of you who took the time to fill in last week’s mini-survey on remote work. I appreciate your time. It’s safe to say that most people are looking for primarily remote wo…
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