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On-device ML research with MLX and Swift

MLX Swift is a new open-source package from Apple that brings the MLX array framework for machine learning on Apple silicon to Swift. It gives researchers a Swift API to build and run models on Apple hardware.

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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

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…

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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.

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Quiet 4.2 - new app icon and visionOS support

Learn what is new in Quiet 4.1

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Vapor URI Parsing Security Vulnerability

We've just released Vapor 4.90.0 which contains a fix for a security vulnerability in Vapor's URI parsing.

Development