Crazy Mac lady. Mac author & developer. Lover of Apple computers and devices. Swift & SwiftUI enthusiast. Unofficial Mac app dev evangelist.
AI lets you ship faster than ever. But shipping fast isn't the goal—shipping something good is. The developers who stand out will be the ones who actually use their own apps.
https://www.donnywals.com/the-importance-of-human-touch-in-ai-driven-development/
New post: "We mourn our craft" https://nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/we-mourn-our-craft/
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@stroughtonsmith I agree completely. I wrote a piece about this recently: https://tugtool.dev/journal/real-programmers/
@TheSwiftDojo I like to make an extension on Collection that provides ‘isNotEmpty’ by retuning ‘!isEmpty’. It makes for much more readable code.
Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language marks a major shift in iOS 26 UI design. Learn what Liquid Glass is, how it works across SwiftUI and UIKit, and what to watch out for when updating an existing iOS app. Read more: https://www.kodeco.com/49905345-an-introduction-to-liquid-glass-for-ios-26
@swiftdevjournal Also, for a sand boxed app, NSSavePanel returns a URL which you can use directly, but .fileImporter gives a security-scoped bookmark that you then need to request access to. That difference bit me.
The Macalope, as always, on point. https://www.macworld.com/article/3050158/winter-of-our-apple-discontent.html
@bwebster Sounds like the same issue. I found removing the scroll view border worked for my case too. I just didn’t want that.
I came across a strange macOS Tahoe bug when working on an AppKit app with a table. I managed to find a workaround, but since I was unable to find any solutions online, I thought I would post my discoveries in case they could help others.
The issue is that the content rows scroll into the header unless the table stretches to the bottom of the content view.
Full write-up here but one workaround is to add space at the top of the table as well: https://troz.net/post/2026/appkit-table-scroll-bug-in-macos-tahoe/
Over the years I've been hearing from folks that it's hard to remember which zines you've bought
So we built a new library website where you can see & download all your zines!
Tim Cook sold Apple's soul
https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/tim-cook-sold-apples-soul/
This piece has been coming for a while, in one form or another. Makes me deeply unhappy to write it. https://mattgemmell.scot/the-fallen-apple/
@kevinrenskers My local supermarket had Easter eggs and hot cross buns at the end of December!
“Apple needs to decide which things it wants to do here. Does it want to continue to suck up to the president, or does it want to get points for dedicating its home page to King? And does it want to keep saying stopping inappropriate content on the App Store is a priority, or does it want to continue to host X and Grok?
Continuing to try to do all these things is becoming an increasingly obvious farce.”
https://www.macworld.com/article/3043477/apple-is-full-of-it.html
Alright Mastodon, I'm looking for work.
Senior software developer, specializing in low-level, embedded, and systems programming. Previous work includes video compression (developer on AV1 and AV2), silicon verification, and scientific/numerical software. Full CV/resume available on request.
Primarily looking for remote work, but would consider in-person in the UK if the circumstances are right.
Available for either contract work through the company I run (easiest route if you're outside the UK), or direct employment.
Tagging #FediHire for visibility.
It's back to school time here in Australia, so I want to remind people that I offer an educational discount on my books: macOS Apps Step by Step: https://troz.net/books/macos_apps_step_by_step and Escape from Tutorial Hell: https://troz.net/books/escape
Email me at books@troz.net telling me what & where you study/teach and I'll send you a discount link for both.
If you're in the education sector, please boost this post.
Sam Neill in Event Horizon (1997) with the future Aussie flag on his astronaut uniform. It was set in 2046, not there yet but we are getting bloody close. Can we change it now please? #australia
@dimsumthinking @tonyarnold Melbourne to Adelaide is the Great Ocean Road which is a terrific drive.
