Polyglot Programmer and Lack of Unicorns
Polyglot programmers exist, but good ones are like unicorns. They’re nearly impossible to find and when you do find them they’re insanely high in demand and very expensive.
Development
Blog
What is systemstatusd?
If you see systemstatusd running on your Mac, here is what this system status process does.
Mac
What is videodriverkithostextension?
If you see cmio.videodriverkithostextension running on your Mac, here is what this video driver process does.
Mac
No longer making Quiet open source
A while ago I wrote about making Quiet open source. I've been getting quite a few emails from other indie app developers lately, who, like me, decided to make their apps open source but later wished they hadn't.
Projects
A 2024 plea for lean software
We are likely looking at over 50 million active lines of code to open a garage door…
Development
What is knowledgeconstructiond?
If you see knowledgeconstructiond in Activity Monitor using CPU or memory, here is what this macOS process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0405 • January 2024
Monthly update 405 • January 2024 • 2024-01-01 - 2024-01-31
Monthly Updates
Swift OpenAPI Generator 1.0 Released
The Swift OpenAPI Generator has reached its stable 1.0 release, enabling type-safe code generation for HTTP client and server operations from OpenAPI 3.0 and 3.1 documents.
Development
Privacy Roundup #0210 • January 2024
January 2024 opened the year with a wave of breaches, two landmark location data bans, and the first regulatory and surveillance fights over artificial intelligence.
Privacy
Quiet 4.2 - new app icon and visionOS support
Learn what is new in Quiet 4.1
Projects
Facts by Tom MacDonald feat. Ben Shapiro
I hope heaven has a window, you can watch your children grow; And hear your message echo from below
Music
Steve Jobs: 40 years of the Macintosh
There’s lots of video of the late Steve Jobs, primarily from his famous introductions of Apple products over the years, and his oft-quoted Stanford commencement address.
Gems
Eurobloat #0164 • December 2023
The month Brussels declared itself the planet's first artificial-intelligence referee, blessed a fresh migrant-sharing scheme nobody asked for, and watched one prime minister walk out of the room so the rest could spend fifty billion euros without him.
Eurobloat
Changes from Apple for the European Union
Apple has outlined changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store to meet the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) requirements. These changes affect developers distributing apps in the 27 EU member countries, introducing new options while maintaining security and privacy.
Development
The Mac is 40 years old
On this day 40 years ago (24 January 1984) it all began, when Apple Inc. introduced the first Macintosh computer to the world. Back then, it was a groundbreaking moment, as the Macintosh was one of the first personal computers to feature a graphical user interface and a mouse.
Mac
What is appleh16camerad?
If you see appleh16camerad running on your Mac, here is what this camera process does.
Mac
Writing HTML with HTMLKit in Swift
Continuing my exploration of HTMLKit, I find its potential quite promising. In this post, I delve deeper into leveraging its capabilities to seamlessly integrate HTML into Swift.
Development
Swift DSL for HTML
Continuing my exploration of HTMLKit, I find its potential quite promising. In this post, I delve deeper into leveraging its capabilities to seamlessly integrate HTML into Swift.
Development
What is eligibilityd?
If you see eligibilityd running on your Mac, here is what this feature eligibility process does.
Mac
What are modelcatalogd and modelmanagerd?
If you see modelcatalogd or modelmanagerd running on your Mac, here is what these machine learning model processes do.
Mac
The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper (2024), directed by David Ayer, follows a retired operative who wages a one man war against a phishing scam network after his elderly neighbour loses her life savings and takes her own life. Jason Statham plays Adam Clay, a beekeeper with a violent past.
Movies
What is aonsensed?
If you see aonsensed running on your Mac, here is what this always-on sensor process does.
Mac
What are the devicemanagementclient processes?
If you see devicemanagementclient processes running on your Mac, here is what these declarative management processes do.
Mac
Monthly update #0404 • December 2023
Monthly update 404 • December 2023 • 2023-12-01 - 2023-12-31
Monthly Updates
Making Quiet open source
A while ago I wrote about making Quiet open source. I've been getting quite a few emails from other indie app developers lately, who, like me, decided to make their apps open source but later wished they hadn't.
Projects