Tim Sneath
@sneath.org
Developer tools and frameworks at Apple. I aspire to build delightful products, and to make others smile.
So many great new AAA macOS games right now: Control Ultimate Edition, Palworld, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Prince of Persia: Lost Crown, Frostpunk 2, Civilization VII, Lies of P, and Wuthering Waves, to name just a few! geekculture.co/apple-beefs-... #MacGaming
Apple Beefs Up 2025 Gaming Lineup With 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' And 'Cyberpunk 2077' For Mac
Apple is expanding its 2025 gaming lineup with impressive titles like Assassin's Creed Shadows, Cyberpunk 2077 and Control Ultimate Edition.
geekculture.co
March 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So many great new AAA macOS games right now: Control Ultimate Edition, Palworld, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Prince of Persia: Lost Crown, Frostpunk 2, Civilization VII, Lies of P, and Wuthering Waves, to name just a few! geekculture.co/apple-beefs-... #MacGaming
On the journey to make Xcode smaller: great to see recognition for the team's work on incremental updates! jagsworkshop.com/2025/02/xcod...
Xcode Now Supports New Hardware Without Needing to Download the Entire App
Xcode 16.2 Release Notes:
Starting with Xcode 16.2, Xcode can add support for new hardware without needing to update the entire Xcode app. Xcode will check when launching the app if a hardware suppor...
jagsworkshop.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
On the journey to make Xcode smaller: great to see recognition for the team's work on incremental updates! jagsworkshop.com/2025/02/xcod...
OK, here's a fun prompt -- paste this prompt into ChatGPT or your AI tool of choice. What does it know about you? How close is it?
February 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
OK, here's a fun prompt -- paste this prompt into ChatGPT or your AI tool of choice. What does it know about you? How close is it?
After a conversation with my son, it turns out that he has no problem with the idea of a talking groundhog who has impressive long-range meteorological skills. It's the part where "he can see his shadow" that overloads his suspension of disbelief.
February 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
After a conversation with my son, it turns out that he has no problem with the idea of a talking groundhog who has impressive long-range meteorological skills. It's the part where "he can see his shadow" that overloads his suspension of disbelief.
Open sourcing Xcode's build engine -- introducing swift-build: www.swift.org/blog/the-nex...
The Next Chapter in Swift Build Technologies
Swift continues to grow in popularity as a cross-platform language supporting a wide variety of use cases, with support on a variety of embedded devices, form factors that encompass wearables to serve...
www.swift.org
February 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Open sourcing Xcode's build engine -- introducing swift-build: www.swift.org/blog/the-nex...
Reposted by Tim Sneath
This is how efficient Swift on the Server is - this is the smaller Fargate task size available for ECS on AWS - we're yet to break 2% utilisation!
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is how efficient Swift on the Server is - this is the smaller Fargate task size available for ECS on AWS - we're yet to break 2% utilisation!
Fun short talk surfaced by the YouTube algorithm on how the DOOM first-person game plays in a non-Euclidean geometry (π ≉ 3.14159): youtu.be/_ZSFRWJCUY4
2022 - Non-Euclidean Doom: what happens to a game when pi is not 3.14159…
YouTube video by WHY2025
youtu.be
January 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Fun short talk surfaced by the YouTube algorithm on how the DOOM first-person game plays in a non-Euclidean geometry (π ≉ 3.14159): youtu.be/_ZSFRWJCUY4
It's not too late to learn how to bring SwiftUI to your app! Check out this event next month at the Apple Developer Center in Cupertino (or online), where we'll explore how to get started with SwiftUI: developer.apple.com/events/view/...
Meet with Apple - Apple Developer
Learn and be inspired with a variety of live presentations, labs, and programs for developers and designers around the world.
developer.apple.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's not too late to learn how to bring SwiftUI to your app! Check out this event next month at the Apple Developer Center in Cupertino (or online), where we'll explore how to get started with SwiftUI: developer.apple.com/events/view/...
Reposted by Tim Sneath
I want to take today as an opportunity to highlight @mikaelacaron.com! She's a superpower to all sorts of learners in the Swift world, and is constantly engaging in the community. Thanks Mikaela!
January 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I want to take today as an opportunity to highlight @mikaelacaron.com! She's a superpower to all sorts of learners in the Swift world, and is constantly engaging in the community. Thanks Mikaela!
My wife informs me that this is not, in fact, intended for use to help men pee without making a mess of the toilet.
January 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My wife informs me that this is not, in fact, intended for use to help men pee without making a mess of the toilet.
Just watched the London fireworks on BBC -- they were completely wild! Hope they get a full replay for international viewing -- one of the best I've seen!
January 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Just watched the London fireworks on BBC -- they were completely wild! Hope they get a full replay for international viewing -- one of the best I've seen!
We just tried the new full self-driving update for the Tesla, and I’m in awe. Even my very skeptical wife admitted that it drove flawlessly on a challenging route, from reversing out of a space all the way home. It feels much less tentative and more predictable. Big improvement for a free update.
December 31, 2024 at 6:39 AM
We just tried the new full self-driving update for the Tesla, and I’m in awe. Even my very skeptical wife admitted that it drove flawlessly on a challenging route, from reversing out of a space all the way home. It feels much less tentative and more predictable. Big improvement for a free update.
I very much like the Google style guide for Swift, which builds on the API design guidelines with some helpful examples of good practices informed by Google's own (considerable) Swift codebase. Check it out here: google.github.io/swift/
Swift Style Guide
Google's Swift style guide.
google.github.io
December 18, 2024 at 9:59 AM
I very much like the Google style guide for Swift, which builds on the API design guidelines with some helpful examples of good practices informed by Google's own (considerable) Swift codebase. Check it out here: google.github.io/swift/
Perhaps this counts as a confession: I never have more than a few browser tabs open at any one time, and I close what I’m not actively using. Am I the only one who doesn’t have hundreds of tabs? What am I missing? Are you all more efficient than me?
December 16, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Perhaps this counts as a confession: I never have more than a few browser tabs open at any one time, and I close what I’m not actively using. Am I the only one who doesn’t have hundreds of tabs? What am I missing? Are you all more efficient than me?
As folk start to wind down for the break, sending you all seasonal wishes. Wear your ugly Christmas sweaters proudly! #MerrySwiftmas
December 16, 2024 at 2:10 PM
As folk start to wind down for the break, sending you all seasonal wishes. Wear your ugly Christmas sweaters proudly! #MerrySwiftmas
Safari tip of the day: grab a screenshot of a scrolling page from Developer Tools by right-clicking the HTML node and choosing "Capture Screenshot". Great for sharing a proposed website change without deploying somewhere!
December 10, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Safari tip of the day: grab a screenshot of a scrolling page from Developer Tools by right-clicking the HTML node and choosing "Capture Screenshot". Great for sharing a proposed website change without deploying somewhere!
“That’s not just a rack, it’s a [cloud] region”: I’m delighted to report that the fire still burns strong in @charlesfitz.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 6:20 AM
“That’s not just a rack, it’s a [cloud] region”: I’m delighted to report that the fire still burns strong in @charlesfitz.bsky.social
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
Ooooooooh! Another Raspberry Pi! 🥧
www.raspberrypi.com/products/ras...
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
Ooooooooh! Another Raspberry Pi! 🥧
www.raspberrypi.com/products/ras...
Buy a Raspberry Pi 500 – Raspberry Pi
A fast, powerful computer built into a high-quality keyboard, for the ultimate compact PC experience.
www.raspberrypi.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:59 PM
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
Ooooooooh! Another Raspberry Pi! 🥧
www.raspberrypi.com/products/ras...
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
I do not need another Raspberry Pi.
Ooooooooh! Another Raspberry Pi! 🥧
www.raspberrypi.com/products/ras...
I’m amazed how many of these apps are new to me. Exciting to see how much innovation there is in the app ecosystem. Apple platform developers are incredible.
I'm thrilled to introduce the 2024 MacStories Selects Awards! 🏆
Every year, we pick our favorite apps in 9 different categories, including Best New App and App of the Year.
These awards are our celebration of indie apps and developers. The full list ⬇️
www.macstories.net/stories/macs...
Every year, we pick our favorite apps in 9 different categories, including Best New App and App of the Year.
These awards are our celebration of indie apps and developers. The full list ⬇️
www.macstories.net/stories/macs...
MacStories Selects 2024: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year
John: 2024 was a big year for apps, but it was also different from most. More often than not, app innovation is driven by new Apple APIs; that wasn’t the case this year. Instead, it was other trends t...
www.macstories.net
December 9, 2024 at 4:14 PM
I’m amazed how many of these apps are new to me. Exciting to see how much innovation there is in the app ecosystem. Apple platform developers are incredible.
Fun night last night! The legendary Branford Marsalis in Seattle, then the decorated gingerbread houses at the Sheraton. Guess which city this one is?!
December 8, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Fun night last night! The legendary Branford Marsalis in Seattle, then the decorated gingerbread houses at the Sheraton. Guess which city this one is?!
Can’t think of a better crowd to mingle with. Come and join the fun and talk #SwiftUI!
We've got an exciting two-day event on Feb 5 and 6, held in person at the #Apple Developer Center Cupertino and live-streamed online, where you'll learn how #SwiftUI can help you quickly and easily elevate your apps.
Hope you can join us! Details in the link.
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
Hope you can join us! Details in the link.
developer.apple.com/events/view/...
Meet with Apple - Apple Developer
Learn and be inspired with a variety of live presentations, labs, and programs for developers and designers around the world.
developer.apple.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:19 AM
Can’t think of a better crowd to mingle with. Come and join the fun and talk #SwiftUI!
I don’t know if it’s that I’m becoming a better programmer or that it’s easier to solve the #AdventOfCode challenges with #Swift, but it sure feels like I’m making fewer mistakes and getting things right from the first attempt. How are you all doing with it?
December 6, 2024 at 4:08 AM
I don’t know if it’s that I’m becoming a better programmer or that it’s easier to solve the #AdventOfCode challenges with #Swift, but it sure feels like I’m making fewer mistakes and getting things right from the first attempt. How are you all doing with it?
I'm going to share a few macOS Terminal tips I learned recently that others might find helpful.
1/ Ever find yourself with a long command and you just want to change one thing? Don't just hold down the left arrow button, instead Option+Click and the cursor will move to that location.
1/ Ever find yourself with a long command and you just want to change one thing? Don't just hold down the left arrow button, instead Option+Click and the cursor will move to that location.
December 4, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I'm going to share a few macOS Terminal tips I learned recently that others might find helpful.
1/ Ever find yourself with a long command and you just want to change one thing? Don't just hold down the left arrow button, instead Option+Click and the cursor will move to that location.
1/ Ever find yourself with a long command and you just want to change one thing? Don't just hold down the left arrow button, instead Option+Click and the cursor will move to that location.