The Future of Mac Development with Lucas Derraugh - Part 2

In this two-part episode, Leo talks with Lucas Derraugh about the future of macOS development. In this second part, we talk about distributing mac apps, Apple Silicon, and the UI changes with Big Sur.

Show Notes

Guest

• Lucas Derraugh 
  • @LucasDerraugh on Twitter
  • lucasderraugh on GitHub 
  • AppleProgramming on YouTube
  • Responder Chain
  • GitUp App

Related Episodes

• Episode 59 - The Future of Mac Development with Lucas Derraugh - Part 1
• Episode 57 - SwiftUI with Majid Jabrayilov - Part 2
• Episode 56 - SwiftUI with Majid Jabrayilov - Part 1
• Episode 55 - WWDC 2020 and Xcode 12 with Vadim Shpakovski - Part 2
• Episode 54 - WWDC 2020 and Xcode 12 with Vadim Shpakovski - Part 1
• Episode 53 - WWDC 2020 - Quick Thoughts
• Episode 20 - WWDC 2019 - Mac Development with Daniel Jalkut

Related Links

• Responder Chain Episodes
  • Ivan Sapozhnik on Creating Menu Bar Apps
  • Malin Sundberg on SwiftUI for macOS
  • Leo talks about Asset Catalogs and Speculid
• Speculid Update for Big Sur

WWDC Videos - We Loved

• Adopt the new look of macOS
• What’s new in Mac Catalyst
• Optimize the interface of your Mac Catalyst app
• What's new in SwiftUI
• Port your Mac app to Apple Silicon   

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Apple Silicon

• Are you getting a DTK?
• What the future of Windows on the Mac?
• Running Virtual Machines and Docker on Apple Silicon
• What are the battery life improvements with Apple Silicon?
• Migrating Apps using C and C++ Libraries

macOS Big Sur

• Challenges running on older machines
• New UI Updates
• Building UI by staying with Apple's APIs
• Ensuring Keyboard Support
• Ensuring Discoverability for "Pros"

Distributing Mac Apps

• App Store vs Selling Your Self
• Challenges with Sandboxing
• Dealing with Notarization
• Dealing with Permissions Dialogs

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Swift developer for Apple devices and more; Founder of BrightDigit; husband and father of 6 adorable kids

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Lucas Derraugh

AppleProgramming on YouTube. Currently @spatialinc. Previously @LevelHomeInc & @Apple. Maintaining @GitUpApp.

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