I’ve been a solo developer for a long time. Long enough to know that the hardest decision before a launch isn’t technical — it’s this one: do I ship now, or do I wait until it’s more complete? I faced it again with Newsairy, my new RSS reader for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. And I chose to ship early. Ten days in, I’m glad I did — but not for the reasons I expected. ...
This website is a refreshed version of the original PhotInfo site. When building this new website, I had a clear set of goals in mind: speed, privacy, simplicity, and flexibility. After careful consideration, choosing a static site was the perfect fit for these priorities. In this renewal, I migrated all previous posts and content from the old site (https://qebapps.wordpress.com/) and expanded the blog section. Previously, the blog started with one article on the old site, but here it becomes a full-fledged section on its own. ...
I recently read an article asking “why do we need this?” – Liquid Glass. Why?. It’s a fair question—but there are plenty of reasons why users, developers, and Apple all benefit from Liquid Glass. In the ongoing battle between native APIs and web APIs, native tools offer clear advantages. But to make those advantages visible and compelling, aesthetics can play help. Apple understands what’s at stake. This isn’t just a technical debate—it’s a fight for platform dominance. Over 20 years ago, Joel Spolsky’s essay, How Microsoft Lost the API War, explained how Microsoft lost developer loyalty by failing to keep its native APIs relevant. Apple doesn’t want to repeat that mistake. ...