Darren

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“All that we see or seem, is but a dream within our dream.” Creator of Snaphack, Iconical, DD-WRT, VAT Making Tax Digital, Bus Savvy, among many others. #iosDev
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DarrenJun 8
Well at least I can take a year off having to drop what I’m doing to watch hours of session videos and rebuilding stuff. #noneevent #wwdc
DarrenJun 8
WWAI is sooooo boring #wwdc
DarrenApr 10
When you reply to a support email and it bounces back that their mailbox is full 😫
Happening far too often lately.
#helpmehelpyou
DarrenMar 18
Is a new MacBook Air 13” base model (8-core GPU, 16gb) suitable as a vacation/travel dev machine (Xcode, simulators etc..)?
My old 15” MBP is just too big for travel.
DarrenFeb 9
Has anyone requested an expedited app review lately?
It’s not even a request any more. It instantly grants you an expedited review. No idea when this changed, you used to wait half a day for a reply to the request.
I’ve used it 4 times in the last 2 weeks to get a bad bug fix (or two) out.
DarrenJan 23
Show threadFionaJan 22

RE: https://social.troll.academy/@mushu/115937976404644181

@0xabad1dea

Wrote down some notes:
https://runjak.codes/posts/2026-01-21-adversarial-coding-test/

DarrenDec 28
Show threadAdam Bell Dec 27
@nicklockwood related: https://mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the-shovelware-why-ai-coding
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up

78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.

Mike Judge
DarrenDec 20
Simon WolfDec 19

As expected, people who manage to generate noise finally get a response from Apple. I’d delighted that access to everything has been restored but I wonder how many cases there are where we never hear anything about it and the accounts just remain locked.

I have over 500 iTunes movie purchases but stopped buying from them a couple of years ago and generally don’t consider myself locked in and certainly don’t ever want to feel like I’m trapped by my previous decisions.

https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/

20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple

Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple …

Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison
DarrenDec 2, 2025

I’m not a big cloud provider, just a solo app developer, and I spent the last 7 months making an app that lets you submit from a spreadsheet.
I can’t give it away, but it will only be £40/year!
And no data stored anywhere.

https://mtd.tax

ITSA MTD — MTD for Income Tax (macOS, iOS)

Submit quarterly updates and final declarations directly from your own spreadsheets. HMRC-recognised bridging for MTD ITSA.

DarrenNov 24, 2025
Does it really matter though?
Someone if bouncing their VPN off of my internet connection. So what?