SmilingKenshi
@smilingkenshi.bsky.social
I make software. I write. I train. I fast. // Sharing what I’ve learned along the way.
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Sharing a fun little toy mac app I made: Glass Toy.
It came out of some Liquid Glass experimental dev work.
Drag in some background image and add glass shapes and text.
It's an early version and it's free. You can get it from: suntreeapps.com/toys
Would love to see what you make with it.
It came out of some Liquid Glass experimental dev work.
Drag in some background image and add glass shapes and text.
It's an early version and it's free. You can get it from: suntreeapps.com/toys
Would love to see what you make with it.
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i wrote everything that i've been kind of nervous to write about @val.town: here's how things have been going the last three years, and read to the end for how we're hiring for two people macwright.com/2025/11/11/v...
Val Town 2023-2025 Retrospective
The whole story
macwright.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i wrote everything that i've been kind of nervous to write about @val.town: here's how things have been going the last three years, and read to the end for how we're hiring for two people macwright.com/2025/11/11/v...
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💻 Apple just released the Xcode 26.1.1 update. And after using it for a few hours, I’m happy to report that the bug in Simulator that caused Macs to overheat and drain the battery is gone 🥳
🙏 Thank you, good developers at Apple! Updates like this are a huge quality-of-life improvement.
#iOSdev
🙏 Thank you, good developers at Apple! Updates like this are a huge quality-of-life improvement.
#iOSdev
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
💻 Apple just released the Xcode 26.1.1 update. And after using it for a few hours, I’m happy to report that the bug in Simulator that caused Macs to overheat and drain the battery is gone 🥳
🙏 Thank you, good developers at Apple! Updates like this are a huge quality-of-life improvement.
#iOSdev
🙏 Thank you, good developers at Apple! Updates like this are a huge quality-of-life improvement.
#iOSdev
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I am *so* excited about this!
Features my game - and I can't wait to re-type it 😄
Features my game - and I can't wait to re-type it 😄
🚀 NEW MAGAZINE ⌨️
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
Back in the ’80s there were printed mags of BASIC programs to type in, we’ve brought that back but for web pages!
10 amazing games, toys, puzzles and utilities, no coding knowledge needed
vole.wtf/doctype/
DOCTYPE magazine 🚀⌨️
’80s BASIC type-in mags are back, but this time for HTML!
vole.wtf
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I am *so* excited about this!
Features my game - and I can't wait to re-type it 😄
Features my game - and I can't wait to re-type it 😄
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"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor" - 2Pac, Keep Ya Head Up
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor" - 2Pac, Keep Ya Head Up
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📣Announcing the first preview releases of Swift for Android, enabling you to build Android business logic with the same Swift that you use for Apple platforms. www.swift.org/blog/nightly... #Android
October 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
📣Announcing the first preview releases of Swift for Android, enabling you to build Android business logic with the same Swift that you use for Apple platforms. www.swift.org/blog/nightly... #Android
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When @ursulakleguin.com started writing a new novel, she would begin by drawing a map. The Word for World is the first publication focusing on her maps.
THE WORD FOR WORLD: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin is available in the US from @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social
Here: ptreyesbooks.com/book/9781068...
THE WORD FOR WORLD: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin is available in the US from @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social
Here: ptreyesbooks.com/book/9781068...
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
When @ursulakleguin.com started writing a new novel, she would begin by drawing a map. The Word for World is the first publication focusing on her maps.
THE WORD FOR WORLD: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin is available in the US from @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social
Here: ptreyesbooks.com/book/9781068...
THE WORD FOR WORLD: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin is available in the US from @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social
Here: ptreyesbooks.com/book/9781068...
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Absolutely wonderful from @vickiboykis.com - newsletter.vickiboykis.com/archive/i-wa...
I want to see the claw
I respect quality software and the people who write it. And, I’ve invested years of my life in working on becoming one of these people (even if the journey...
newsletter.vickiboykis.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Absolutely wonderful from @vickiboykis.com - newsletter.vickiboykis.com/archive/i-wa...
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At long last, @chris.blue and I have submitted the final manuscript of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, second edition, to the publisher. There is always more that could be improved but at some point we just have to call it done. Now it goes into production; probably shipping in ~4 months.
October 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
At long last, @chris.blue and I have submitted the final manuscript of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, second edition, to the publisher. There is always more that could be improved but at some point we just have to call it done. Now it goes into production; probably shipping in ~4 months.
Sharing a fun little toy mac app I made: Glass Toy.
It came out of some Liquid Glass experimental dev work.
Drag in some background image and add glass shapes and text.
It's an early version and it's free. You can get it from: suntreeapps.com/toys
Would love to see what you make with it.
It came out of some Liquid Glass experimental dev work.
Drag in some background image and add glass shapes and text.
It's an early version and it's free. You can get it from: suntreeapps.com/toys
Would love to see what you make with it.
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sharing a fun little toy mac app I made: Glass Toy.
It came out of some Liquid Glass experimental dev work.
Drag in some background image and add glass shapes and text.
It's an early version and it's free. You can get it from: suntreeapps.com/toys
Would love to see what you make with it.
It came out of some Liquid Glass experimental dev work.
Drag in some background image and add glass shapes and text.
It's an early version and it's free. You can get it from: suntreeapps.com/toys
Would love to see what you make with it.
For anything important: maximise on understanding.
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
For anything important: maximise on understanding.
Kinda want to write an IRC server using Swift...
October 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Kinda want to write an IRC server using Swift...
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"Spherical"
vec2 u=FC.xy/r.y*PI;
vec3 c=vec3(sin(u.x+vec2(0,11))*sin(u.y),cos(u.y)),a,
v=mix(dot(a+=.57,c)*a,c,sin(t))+cos(t)*cross(a,c);
o.rgb=tanh(.1/abs(tan(v/.1)));
vec2 u=FC.xy/r.y*PI;
vec3 c=vec3(sin(u.x+vec2(0,11))*sin(u.y),cos(u.y)),a,
v=mix(dot(a+=.57,c)*a,c,sin(t))+cos(t)*cross(a,c);
o.rgb=tanh(.1/abs(tan(v/.1)));
October 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Spherical"
vec2 u=FC.xy/r.y*PI;
vec3 c=vec3(sin(u.x+vec2(0,11))*sin(u.y),cos(u.y)),a,
v=mix(dot(a+=.57,c)*a,c,sin(t))+cos(t)*cross(a,c);
o.rgb=tanh(.1/abs(tan(v/.1)));
vec2 u=FC.xy/r.y*PI;
vec3 c=vec3(sin(u.x+vec2(0,11))*sin(u.y),cos(u.y)),a,
v=mix(dot(a+=.57,c)*a,c,sin(t))+cos(t)*cross(a,c);
o.rgb=tanh(.1/abs(tan(v/.1)));
I wrote a thing about an aspect of Swift Concurrency. Check it out (feedback welcome):
krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...
#swift #concurrency
krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...
#swift #concurrency
Swift Concurrency and Cryosleep: Lessons from Aliens and Alien 3
Thoughts about Software and Building Software
krishna.github.io
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I wrote a thing about an aspect of Swift Concurrency. Check it out (feedback welcome):
krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...
#swift #concurrency
krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...
#swift #concurrency
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October 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wrote up some thoughts and notes on using Swift outside of the typical Xcode developer set up.
krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...
krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...
Swift Beyond the Walled Garden
Thoughts about Software and Building Software
krishna.github.io
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Wrote up some thoughts and notes on using Swift outside of the typical Xcode developer set up.
krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...
krishna.github.io/posts/swift-...
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RIP Renato Casaro, an Italian artist known for his film posters.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.
October 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
RIP Renato Casaro, an Italian artist known for his film posters.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.
He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.
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To justify recurring revenue, you must deliver recurring value.
Many SaaS founders forget this, and then wonder why cancellations are so high.
Many SaaS founders forget this, and then wonder why cancellations are so high.
September 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
To justify recurring revenue, you must deliver recurring value.
Many SaaS founders forget this, and then wonder why cancellations are so high.
Many SaaS founders forget this, and then wonder why cancellations are so high.
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I can't believe that I didn't know this.
You can use Control Center to change the text size of only an individual app.
I've been going into the Per-App section of Settings, Accessibility each time to do this (which is often).
You can use Control Center to change the text size of only an individual app.
I've been going into the Per-App section of Settings, Accessibility each time to do this (which is often).
September 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I can't believe that I didn't know this.
You can use Control Center to change the text size of only an individual app.
I've been going into the Per-App section of Settings, Accessibility each time to do this (which is often).
You can use Control Center to change the text size of only an individual app.
I've been going into the Per-App section of Settings, Accessibility each time to do this (which is often).
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I don't have a problem with making new RPC systems! I can stop any time I want! But I don't want to. So I made a new one for you. It's called Cap'n Web. It's like Cap'n Proto RPC, except focused on working great in browsers and JavaScript/TypeScript servers. blog.cloudflare.com/capnweb-java...
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I don't have a problem with making new RPC systems! I can stop any time I want! But I don't want to. So I made a new one for you. It's called Cap'n Web. It's like Cap'n Proto RPC, except focused on working great in browsers and JavaScript/TypeScript servers. blog.cloudflare.com/capnweb-java...
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Wrote a thing. Can you believe it's been nearly a decade!
Ahead of next week's ServerSide.swift conference in London, organizer and Swift server workgroup member @0xtim.bsky.social looks back at the growth of Swift as a platform for building server apps: www.swift.org/blog/swift-o...
The Growth of the Swift Server Ecosystem
Nearly ten years ago, Swift was open sourced and an official runtime for Linux was released. I’ve been involved with Swift on the server since almost the very beginning, originally picking it up as a ...
www.swift.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Wrote a thing. Can you believe it's been nearly a decade!
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⭐️ I have finally published the source repository for Coppice, @pilky's mind-mapping app, as per his final wishes.
It is provided as-is, without a license, to help prospective #appkit developers learn from a longtime Mac developer who really sweated the details, and always went out of his way […]
It is provided as-is, without a license, to help prospective #appkit developers learn from a longtime Mac developer who really sweated the details, and always went out of his way […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
June 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Treating Warnings as Errors in Swift Packages #swiftlang useyourloaf.com/blog/treatin...
Treating Warnings As Errors In Swift Packages
In Swift 6.2, Swift Packages give us control over which compiler warnings to treat as errors.
useyourloaf.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Treating Warnings as Errors in Swift Packages #swiftlang useyourloaf.com/blog/treatin...
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Dynamic member lookup is an excellent way to enhance APIs when you create a wrapper or proxy type. It’s particularly useful when you have a type that holds a generic property.
swiftwithmajid.com/2023/05/23/d...
swiftwithmajid.com/2023/05/23/d...
September 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dynamic member lookup is an excellent way to enhance APIs when you create a wrapper or proxy type. It’s particularly useful when you have a type that holds a generic property.
swiftwithmajid.com/2023/05/23/d...
swiftwithmajid.com/2023/05/23/d...
However bullish you are (or are not), this is a good question.
Measuring productivity - let alone effectiveness - in software engineering has always been problematic.
So how are we measuring AI’s impact on it?
Measuring productivity - let alone effectiveness - in software engineering has always been problematic.
So how are we measuring AI’s impact on it?
Another "where's the AI code?" question: where's the shovelware? If AI coding is so hot, we should be seeing a flood of crappy little apps, and we aren't.
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
note this post is from a huge AI bro too
mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...
note this post is from a huge AI bro too
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.
mikelovesrobots.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
However bullish you are (or are not), this is a good question.
Measuring productivity - let alone effectiveness - in software engineering has always been problematic.
So how are we measuring AI’s impact on it?
Measuring productivity - let alone effectiveness - in software engineering has always been problematic.
So how are we measuring AI’s impact on it?
August 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM