Matt

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Tech guy. Huge Eagles, Phillies, and Flyers fan.

Once more.

Compliance != Security

Thank you.

It’s 2026 and AppKit is the best way to build Mac apps. Even a part-time luddite like me is surprised by this. SwiftUI is great for new programmers who don’t want to embrace AI-assisted coding, but old school developers should not feel any guilt sticking with AppKit. It’s still the gold standard.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@gruber/116261867124540631

Sometimes it’s difficult to answer the question, What would Jobs do? Other times it’s easy. I think this is the latter situation.

According to David Pogue’s new book, Jobs was saying “This is shit” about things since at least the 1980s.

This is shit.

Perfect MacOS 26 Tahoe screenshot from the Journal app. Apple shipped this.
The curse of the cursor – Unsung

A blog about software craft and quality

RE: https://mastodon.macstories.net/@macstories/116255585273477515

"Transitioning from the instrument player to the conductor of the orchestra"

I don't think this analogy is good, especially for an indie developer. A 40-piece orchestra needs a conductor, but a 4-piece rock band does not. In any case, the musicians are always the talent, a conductor merely a coordinator. Moreover, in classical music, the conductor is not even the composer.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@stroughtonsmith/116255419547147086

Interesting. I do get the draw. But even as a developer, I think one time purchase with upgrades is still a better customer experience. But you still supplement with subscription for cloud things.

Big, bigger... smallest? Working on another #MARCHintosh project. Coming Friday :)
If you’re wondering what Mac programming was like back then, take a look.