Tag: apple
Apple’s Containerization will matter to developers – but Podman devs complain of unfixed issues
Apple has introduced VM-based Containerization at its WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference), along with Container – an open-source CLI […]
Apple developers reject Java, claim big savings from switch to Swift
An internal Apple developer team revealed in a new case study that “Java’s memory management approach no longer […]
Swift on the server? Faster and cheaper than Python in case study, but beware slow builds
A case study from app developer Cultured Code shows a four times performance gain at one third the […]
Apple open sources Swift Build
Apple has made Swift Build open source, this being the engine used by Xcode for building Swift projects, […]
Apple releases Swift 6 with improved concurrency, testing, cross-platform support – enough to lift it out of its niche?
Apple has released version 6.0 of the Swift language – coinciding with the general availability of macOS 15 […]
Security audit finds issues with ‘misuse-prone’ Homebrew package manager for macOS, most are fixed
A security audit of the Homebrew package manager, widely used by developers on macOS and also available on […]
After ten years of Swift, Apple promises AI-powered tooling and another push toward cross-platform
Apple’s WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) is under way in Cupertino, including a focus on the Swift language – […]
Oracle warns Java users not to upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.4 on Apple silicon, JetBrains IDEs impacted
Apple is under fire for making a change to the Sonoma 14.4 update to macOS that broke some […]
Apple releases macOS 14, introduces global “meet with experts” developer sessions
Apple has introduced “Meet with Apple Experts” for developers, a global program providing “deep dives” into the company’s […]
Visual Studio for Mac ‘retired’: From open source, to closed source, to dead
Microsoft is freezing development of Visual Studio for Mac (VS Mac), with support ending on August 31 2024. […]