Daniel checks in with Manton, who is making an effort to take some time off from working so hard. They veer into a discussion weighing the merits of fixing little nitpicky bugs vs. adding meaningful features. They discuss the debate sparked by Sketch about native desktop apps vs. web apps, and Daniel concedes some of the advantages of web development.
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Links:
- MarsEdit 4.4.4 – Now with less flicker!
- Micro.blog for Mac – Manton’s desktop client for Micro.blog.
- Sketch – Popular Mac-only design software.
- Figma – A web-based design suite that competes with Sketch.
- Can’t Catch Me – Daniel’s decade old blog post about the advantages of native software.
- Cocotron – Christopher Lloyd’s cross-platform implementation of the Cocoa frameworks.
- SwiftUI – Apple’s next-generate UI framework.
- AppKit Abusers – A Slack community dedicated to Mac development.
- Nova – Panic’s native Mac code editing app.
- SubEthaEdit – An early example of collaborative editing app, now open source.
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October 31, 2020 at 3:48 pm.
Manton and Daniel check in about whether either of them will be ordering an iPhone 12. They riff a bit about the value of not getting stuck in their own ways, and trying new things. Finally, they dream of an App Store with features that allow downgrades and other user-centric controls.
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Links:
- iPod Nano – Daniel’s former favorite music player for running.
- Nova – Panic’s rebranded version of Coda.
- Basecamp – A web app that supports older versions of the service simultaneously.
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October 24, 2020 at 3:47 pm.
Daniel and Manton react to the latest pre-recorded Apple “event”, and remark on the difficulty of making them feel authentic. They react to the latest announced iPhones and HomePod mini, and whether they have any purchase plans.
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Links:
- Apple October Event – Promotional video for the new iPhone 12 and HomePod Mini.
- What Little Soul – Dan Counsell reflects on the lack of humanity in the recent pre-recorded Apple events.
- Busy Week – Manton’s post about missing the Apple Event.
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October 16, 2020 at 3:06 am.
Manton and Daniel talk about a turn of events that Daniel has been waiting 20 years for, as he crosses fingers that it will actually pan out, and Manton gives a surprising update on the subject of his interest in Android development.
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October 9, 2020 at 6:25 pm.
Daniel and Manton run down the giant list of new features in Micro.blog and reflect on their utility.
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Links:
- What’s New – Manton’s blog post enumerating the new features in Micro.blog 2.0.
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October 3, 2020 at 7:00 pm.
