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SwiftPM is such diva. TIL "target names need to be unique across the package graph", meaning two DIFFERENT packages can't provide a target with the same name.

Marcin Krzyzanowski 12h ago

Work with SwiftPM without #Xcode and run on Mac and Linux with https://notepadexe.com #swift #swiftlang #macdev #iosdev

https://youtu.be/7eGPTWPFEX4

Marcin Krzyzanowski 1d ago

Igor Kulman 1d ago

Years ago I wrote a Pascal interpreter in #swiftlang so I thought, why not try making it an iOS app. Pascal is still taught at some school as the first programming language and the retro theme is just so nostalgic. #iosdev

Marcin Krzyzanowski 2d ago

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Elizabeth Ayer 2d ago

The fact that we are *not* seeing wildly improving software all around us tells us everything we need to know.

There is no flourishing of value delivery, new product categories, more needs being satisfied better. It’s the opposite.

All we are seeing is decreases in quality, because 👏 code 👏 creation 👏 is not 👏 the problem.

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Marcin Krzyzanowski 2d ago

one may naively think: font provide all the metrics needed to correctly calculate the size. WRONG. It provides some of information, the other part is either deducted, hardcoded or yoyo. Example, Helvetica at one point ha

lineHeight = ascent + ((ascent + descent) * 0.15) + descent, then there's language aware adjustment on top of that.

I can't make this shit up.

Marcin Krzyzanowski 2d ago

The text "Line Height" calculation on iOS/Mac is THE rocket science 🔬

There is literally one public method that can calculate it right: `NSLayoutManager.defaultLineHeight(for:)`. The logic behind it does not consistently match CoreText
CTLine, CTFramesetter, or a plain (ascent + descent + leading) calculation 🍿

Literal rocket science build on top of years of assumptions, mistakes, historic use. why? becasue reasons. magic delta values depends on the font name/style/size.

Marcin Krzyzanowski Mar 25

can't make this shit up "OpenAI's site is blocking automated fetches"

Marcin Krzyzanowski Mar 23

TIL (maybe it is obvious) screenshot of the window vs screenshot of the window area affect the overall visual effects. IMO the "only window" ruin the glass/translucency effect

Marcin Krzyzanowski Mar 21

the thing that annoys me the in TextKit2. the thing that is so damn broken I can't even: `usageBoundsForTextContainer`

they don't even rely on it themselves, it is barely a fallback value - the evening debugging session realization.

that explain a lot

Marcin Krzyzanowski Mar 16

Introducing: Agent Profiles

AI tools are powerful, but using them is still messy. Different accounts, different providers, different setups. it quickly adds friction. Commander fixes that with Agent Profiles.

Each profile is a complete setup for an agent like Claude, Codex, Pi, or OpenCode. Start a chat with any profile, or assign a profile to a project so it always uses the right setup automatically. #ai #agentic #macos #macdev

github	https://github.com/krzyzanowskim
Bluesky	https://bsky.app/profile/krzyzanowskim.com
Notepad.exe	https://NotepadExe.com
Commander	https://TheCommander.app