Ask HN: What are the best resources to learn app development for Macs?

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by mailarchis • 6 years ago

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There are a lot of articles, tutorials and courses when it comes to iOS. But we have struggling a bit to find good ones for Mac

nikivi• 6 years ago

Take a look at Jordan Singer's SwiftUI apps. All are open source, most are macOS apps.

https://ibuildmyideas.com

cpach4• 6 years ago

The source code for NetNewsWire might be a useful starting point: https://github.com/Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire

cpach4• 6 years ago

I’m kinda bummed that you only got two replies in total... Mac development is a little bit of a lost art these days. There are some very skilled people out there who knows it. But not so many who choose to learn it though these days. All focus is on mobile...

mailarchis4• 6 years ago

Thanks cpach. I'm still holding on to some hope on more answers pouring in.I realized that the focus has shifted massively to mobile or web apps. But I still feel there are a lot of cool stuff you can and should build as desktop apps.

cpach4• 6 years ago

Indeed. A well-crafted Mac app is a joy to use. For example Acorn.

mailarchis4• 6 years ago

Thanks cpach, nikivi for your pointers

mjturner• 6 years ago

I can highly recommend Paul Hudson's courses, eg, Hacking with macOS -https://www.hackingwithswift.com/store/hacking-with-macos. They are heavily Swift-focused by very good.

mailarchis4• 6 years ago

Thanks MJ

Ask HN: What are the best resources to learn app development for Macs?

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