I've decided to take the old #Macintosh HIGs & merge them into one large collection of topics while modernizing them in the process.
The original #HIG would give actual examples w/ usable metrics & mention possible exceptions to the rule. The incredible level of detail gave developers the guidance to create delightful UI users have come to expect from their #Mac.
Please remember that it is a beta, so it is a work-in-progress and expect some bugs here and there. Some features are not fully implemented and I am aware of some of them and probably forgot others. 🤭
I know I'm one of many at the moment but in the current situation in Germany it's almost impossible to find something and I'm at the wrong end of the queue.
I'm looking for a new #iOS project, remote or Hamburg, can start asap, any off-payroll contract will do. 10+ years of native iOS development, mostly enterprise apps. Besides #Swift, #SwiftUI, UIKit, Obj-C, iOS SDK, I dealt with different architectures, APIs, frameworks and requirements. Can work both in an agile team and on my own.
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Hey friends! Surprise 🎉 Bento|Craft is now available for free on the App Store!
https://apple.co/45Brl06 It’s a modest attempt at providing a quick and easy way for my fellow #indiedevs to create nice looking marketing images for their apps. As a way to give back to this awesome community, I’m happy to provide it for free 🫶
I can’t wait to see what you create ✌️ Have a great day!
My macOS app #SVG Shaper for #SwiftUI is now available for free. Well, at least for the time being. I only sold 10 copies or so and it was more of a step towards something bigger (should I call it Karate?), so why not. Maybe it is still useful to someone 🙂
What it does? It converts SVG images (not every feature supported) into SwiftUI Views and Shapes. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/svg-shaper-for-swiftui/id1566140414
Hey my team (makers of Xcode's CreateML app) is hiring!
If you want to make Machine Learning easier to use and understand, if you love to help App Store developers make cool apps with ML, and if you are a whiz at swift and #swiftui (or can learn it quick) apply here:
Around the same time last year, I started developing @IceCubesApp , my idea of a Mastodon client entirely in #SwiftUI.
I wanted it to be my ultimate playground for testing ideas and also for it to be an excellent app for anyone to use. And I think it's a success!
The app rapidly grew to add unique features such as AI-enhanced post composer, profiles with featured tags and verified URLs, tag groups, grouped notifications, and many more!
I’ve been working on a new macOS app, it’s a Mastodon client! I started it in January and went full development from July onwards. The client is made specifically for the Mac, conforming to the design language very seriously. I aim to make it a true Mac app with platform-specific features. Here is a screenshot, what do you think?
My team is #hiring for software engineers 🧑💻 to come work with us on #Xcode 🔨 in Vancouver, Canada 🍁🇨🇦 Applications from members in historically underrepresented groups are encouraged. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. #apple#iosdev#swift#swiftlang#swiftui
Starting from iOS 17 we can get hierarchical system background colors in SwiftUI by accessing instance properties of BackgroundStyle, like .background.secondary, instead of converting colors from UIKit as we had to do before. I wrote a blog post about it: https://nilcoalescing.com/blog/HierarchicalBackgroundStyles/
I implemented a variable blur similar to the effect Apple uses throughout iOS as a metal shader and gave it a #SwiftUI wrapper that lets you control the effect with a mask to create all sorts of effects
On GitHub as a #Swift package: https://github.com/daprice/Variablur – I'll give it a better readme sometime, but for now you can use Xcode's documentation viewer and previews.
Thanks to @twostraws's Inferno project and tutorial for inspiring me to try this!
Long time I haven't contributed to @IceCubesApp ; but I think it was time to fix one of my main itches: showing when a message continues a thread without leaving current context.
(Re-)introducing Looks Like Rain, a weather app I wrote because I couldn't find one that was quite what I wanted.
I launched a first beta a few months ago. The app's made a lot of progress since then, so I could really use some more people to kick the tires since I think it's ready to go.
It's available for iOS and Mac, it's got home and lock screen widgets, and a handy menu bar popup on Mac.
I’m looking for a new freelance project as an iOS/macOS developer! Familiar with #Swift, #SwiftUI, #AppKit, #UIKit, and recently really into #TCA and #CloudKit. Creator of Diagrams for Mac, featured in the Mac App Store (https://diagrams.app). Open to remote, short to mid-term collaborations. If this sounds interesting, I’d be happy to chat.