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

9 points by mailarchis 5y ago ↗ HN

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

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nikivi 5y ago ↗

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

https://ibuildmyideas.com

cpach 5y ago ↗

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

cpach 5y 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...

mailarchis 5y 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.

cpach 5y ago ↗

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

mailarchis 5y ago ↗

I will check out Acorn. By any chance do you remember mailboxapp Mac app? It was great

cpach 5y ago ↗

Nice. Never tried it though.

mailarchis 5y ago ↗

Thanks cpach, nikivi for your pointers

mjturner 5y 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.

mailarchis 5y ago ↗

Thanks MJ