One thing I can’t complain about SwiftUI is just how easy it is to build a multi-column table on the Mac. Essentially, 4 lines of code, and you get a basic table without any hassle.
Finally starting to feel semi-confident with SwiftUI for macOS apps. So much of it is just keeping around sample code of how exactly little things work, like the file picker now being called file importer. That one I don’t know if I’ll ever get used to.
Wrapping up Gates’ recent autobiography. Kind of surprised where the book ends. Hoping eventually we get the rest of the Microsoft story after the first year or so of the company.
Not sure if it is just me, but the Dynamic Island and Live Activities feature for iOS seems so broken for me. One day everything is working, the next nothing, and the day after working again. Really wish big flagship features would work more frequently.
Great episode of Under the Radar from a few weeks ago. While framed with the idea of optimism of Apple’s platforms, the advice by David Smith about looking for something positive in a negative situation really holds true for most situations overcast.fm/+AAFgnYXG…
Retro night with the original Gran Turismo on the PS2
Amazing how “AI Chat Apps” are becoming the new App Store spam. Most just seem to be wrappers for the standard AI clients. Even kind of funny how they all have similar-looking icons knocking off OpenAI.
It is amazing that when you drop into more obscure areas of App Store Connect, the early 2010s Apple web design still lives!
Today was the first day that I started a new Mac app using SwiftUI and didn’t give up on it within a few hours. Surprisingly, I even managed to build most of the functionality without too much headache.
Watching Severance for the first time, it feels like one long Twilight Zone episode. Still not sure if that is a positive or a negative yet.
One of my favorite photos of the Apple Visitor Center in Cupertino! Hoping to attend some developer events later this year!
Finally releasing the Mac app, Batch Renamer, I’ve been working on for the past month! Easily rename files with nothing more than a CSV document! nsmug.com/batch-ren…
A little tea while I finish up web work for my upcoming app
Getting even closer! Just finishing up the product page and smoothing some of the rough edges.
A little behind on The Talk Show, but really great episode with Craig Hockenberry about recent hardware and some fun Apple history tidbits. Plus, the episode introduced me to a new app Tot by The Iconfactory! daringfireball.net/thetalksh…
Pokemon Red on a mountain top!
I’ve been slowly making my way through the great Oral History series from the Computer History Museum. The Jon Rubinstein sessions are really interesting if you enjoy Apple product development history! youtu.be/PJxElfc0N…
I can’t believe I just now found out about this iOS feature…www.macrumors.com/how-to/us…
Nothing like thinking you are ready to release an app and then deciding to tweak the UI and add new features. Working to make tomorrow my cut off day to release!
SwiftUI is slowing growing on me. Debating if to convert a bigger project I have in AppKit over just to get the experience.