Dependency manager used in millions of apps leaves a bitter taste
Apple’s Containerization Framework and the Future of Secure Computing
The container revolution transformed how we deploy and manage applications, but it also inherited fundamental security and resource…
How to fix cocoapod .modulemap file not found
When I try to build my project, I get a compile time error saying that a "Module map file" for my pod cannot be found and that I am missing a "SwiftShimes" module. This is weird because all my
Apple Turnaround
I spend a lot of time thinking about what Apple should be doing differently. I wrote Apple Turnover because so many of my notions kept running into a dead end: I could no longer bring myself to believe Apple would do these things without a change in leadership.
Comforting Myths - Infrequently Noted
I've been hearing confusing reports of Apple's openness to collaboration on challenging APIs so often that either my priors are invalid, or something else is at work. To find out, I needed data.
podverse/podverse-rn
Podverse mobile app written in React Native for iOS, Android, and F-Droid
Denver Cocoaheads - iOS and macOS Developer Group | Meetup
**Denver CocoaHeads** is a casual meetup for building apps on Apple platforms (**iOS, macOS, Swift, SwiftUI)** and meeting other local developers. You don’t need to be an expert–many of us are learning, experimenting, or just getting started.Typical meetup:* **Hang out + meet other devs*** **Tips, t
Xcode 26 Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation
Update your apps to use new features, and test your apps against API changes.
Introducing the Third Generation of Apple’s Foundation Models
Our next generation of Apple Intelligence is centered around our users, integrated deeply into our operating systems, and powered by a bold…
ActivityPods - Personal data spaces powered with ActivityPub
Brings together ActivityPub and Solid Pods and empowers developers to create truly decentralized applications.
Apple’s biggest announcement today was Memory Integrity Enforcement · Victor Wynne
Today’s Apple event introduced Memory Integrity Enforcement on iPhone 17, the most significant memory safety upgrade in consumer OS history.
Apple's Assault on Standards - Infrequently Noted
By subverting the voluntary nature of open standards, Apple has defanged them as tools that users can employ against the totalising power of native apps in their digital lives. This high-modernist approach is antithetical to the foundational commitments of internet standards bodies and, over time, erode them.
Building peer-to-peer apps | Apple Developer Documentation
Communicate with nearby devices over a secure, high-throughput, low-latency connection by using Wi-Fi Aware.
Parakeet Blog: The Shape of Apps
While icons on iOS (formerly iPhoneOS) have always been rounded squares, and rounded-square icons have existed on Apple platforms for over 20 years now, Mac app icons have historically exhibited a variety of unique silhouettes, which helped identification alongside other visual tools like color, lighting, and dimensionality.
GrapheneOS (@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social)
Apple and Google are gradually expanding their use of hardware-based attestation. They're convincing a growing number of services to adopt it. Google's Play Integrity API and Apple's App Attest API are very similar. Apple brought it to the web via Privacy Pass, which Google intends on doing too.
My Vision for macOS App Distribution
Introducing my vision for a modern alternative to distributing apps outside the Mac App Store and asking the developer community for advice & feedback.
