This blog post details the steps to disable XProtect on macOS. XProtect checks for known malicious content whenever:
- An app is first launched.
- An app has been modified in the file system.
- XProtect signatures are updated.
Please do not disable XProtect/Gatekeeper just to speed up Rust binaries or compile times on macOS. This is poor advice, similar to the many forum posts or tutorials that suggest disabling SELinux on Linux to solve minor configuration issues

https://nnethercote.github.io/2025/09/04/faster-rust-builds-on-mac.html

I was really hoping for SwiftSyntax improvements in Xcode 16.

This clearly illustrates the pain that macros cause, even with the latest tools.

lmao not even close, apple intelligence

@BenRiceM @MuseumShuffle

It feels like the end of an era. I greatly respect everyone who created and then maintained CocoaPods for so many years.

https://blog.cocoapods.org/CocoaPods-Support-Plans/

The new Xcode 16 AI autocomplete tech is actually really slick when it has contextual awareness.

I'm converting a file from Go into Swift, and I have the Go language code commented out.

As I type the Swift types (e.g. struct MyStruct) it's actively autocompleting types that match Go definitions that are commented out but with the correct Swift types.

This example just has naive Int types, but the one I actually have has enums that are mapping really nicely