Writing
Part of my life’s work is dedicated on how to become a good coder and independent software developer.
My approach is holistic: to be successful, it’s not enough to know how to code. That’s why I write about the life of an independent software developer, not just the day-to-day work.
- Introduction to my most important articles.
- Wiki with important concepts.
- All About TextKit: I deal with text, and here’s a collection of everything I figured out so far.
- Ultimate FastSpring Guide for Selling macOS Apps: I sell my macOS apps in my own store. Resources and tips to get you started.
Latest Blog Posts
You Don’t Need to Remember Anything Meets LLM Fans
The Scam Called “You Don't Have to Remember Anything” – That post from Zettelkasten.de blew up on Hacker News yesterday to my surprise. We will discuss this in a couple of days and let the dust settle.
Clickable Swift Testing Failure Messages in Emacs compile-mode
The swift test command-line invokation does not print unambiguous filenames for test failures, so we need to attempt to patch this from the console output ourselves like true hackers.
Infinite Canvas – iOS and macOS Whiteboarding and Sketching App, Now Available
Announcing my latest app, Infinite Canvas, an app for quick sketches, handwritten notes, with a canvas as wide and deep as your imagination. Available for all platforms as a free download.
Books
A Pattern Language for Zettelkasten
A shared language for enthusiasts and experts to have an efficient way to communicate about thinking and writing from atomic notes with Zettelkasten.
- WIP with free chapters! #buildinginpublic
Make Money Outside the Mac App Store
Own your products and know your customers: sell outside the Mac App Store. In a few hours, you'll have in-app purchases, a trial mode, and piracy protection all set. The book includes fully functional sample projects and code ready to be copied into your app.
- 2nd edition: expanded to twice the features and details!
- PDF, EPUB, and Kindle download
- Lifetime updates
Exploring Mac App Development Strategies
Learn how to create an application from scratch or refactor existing code to keep your code maintainable: clean up Core Data and AppKit dependencies from the rest of your app.
- 4th, expanded edition
- PDF, EPUB, and Kindle download
- Lifetime updates