Writing
Part of my life’s work is dedicated on how to become a good coder and independent software developer.
My approach is holistic: to be successful, it’s not enough to know how to code. That’s why I write about the life of an independent software developer, not just the day-to-day work.
- Introduction to my most important articles.
- Wiki with important concepts.
- All About TextKit: I deal with text, and here’s a collection of everything I figured out so far.
- Ultimate FastSpring Guide for Selling macOS Apps: I sell my macOS apps in my own store. Resources and tips to get you started.
Latest Blog Posts
Xcode 26 LLM Markdown Summaries Are Actually Useful for Humans
Xcode 26 has a couple of tech docs that are intended to help LLM’s generate modern solutions to coding problems in Swift, but that also contain valuable info for us human readers.
Zettelkasten for Programmers: Documenting Confusing with Swift.SendableMetatype
I got terribly confused reading the API docs on th SendableMetatype protocol. Because I do not yet know the solution, I want to share how I store this in my Zettelkasten for future problem-solving and discussions.
Use clang API notes to Annotate C Header Files for Swifty Module Imports
Doug Gregor shows how to use clang to import a C library with header files that you don’t own in a way that produces very ergonomic Swift APIs with annotations in YAML files.
Books
A Pattern Language for Zettelkasten
A shared language for enthusiasts and experts to have an efficient way to communicate about thinking and writing from atomic notes with Zettelkasten.
- WIP with free chapters! #buildinginpublic
Make Money Outside the Mac App Store
Own your products and know your customers: sell outside the Mac App Store. In a few hours, you'll have in-app purchases, a trial mode, and piracy protection all set. The book includes fully functional sample projects and code ready to be copied into your app.
- 2nd edition: expanded to twice the features and details!
- PDF, EPUB, and Kindle download
- Lifetime updates
Exploring Mac App Development Strategies
Learn how to create an application from scratch or refactor existing code to keep your code maintainable: clean up Core Data and AppKit dependencies from the rest of your app.
- 4th, expanded edition
- PDF, EPUB, and Kindle download
- Lifetime updates