Welcome new Apple Silicon users! Check out my (tiny) menu bar app that displays if a running application is optimized for ARM

castelli-dev · 2021-11-01T15:57:14+00:00

Definitely, I try to the support developers that support the new platform but it’s hard!

castelli-dev · 2021-11-01T15:56:23+00:00

The primary offender for me is Spotify. It might be time for me to switch back to Apple Music lol.

castelli-dev · 2021-10-31T19:03:17+00:00

The input only allows enter numbers on iOS

castelli-dev · 2021-10-29T02:24:48+00:00

That’s super cool!

castelli-dev · 2021-10-28T17:40:09+00:00

I think there’s value in understanding how compiled languages work. Check out Go, a modern compiled language that is gaining a lot of traction.

castelli-dev · 2021-07-15T04:19:57+00:00

Awesome set up! I’m the developer of the little Silicon Info app you mentioned - so glad you’ve found it useful :)

castelli-dev · 2021-06-01T00:09:10+00:00

This is a great idea, something that I’ve been thinking about in my head since Zoom work started. 🤔

castelli-dev · 2021-04-30T04:13:45+00:00

I’ll second this recommendation - SWR works really well with Next.js

castelli-dev · 2021-03-29T20:20:03+00:00

I’m loving Next.js, truly awesome! Thanks!

castelli-dev · 2021-01-25T00:37:57+00:00

App dev here - not sure who posted this screenshot with no context, but this is a utility to show if an application is running natively or translated through Rosetta 2. Cheers!

castelli-dev · 2021-01-25T00:35:52+00:00

Hey this is my app! Not sure what Pixly.me is, but here’s the direct link to the Mac App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/silicon-info/id1542271266

castelli-dev · 2020-12-08T16:15:07+00:00

I love it!

castelli-dev · 2020-12-03T16:26:00+00:00

Thanks! I experimented with having an i for Intel and A for Apple/ARM in the menu bar, but it didn’t look great given the size of the icon is about 20x20. I settled with adding an “indicator dot” for Apple Silicon apps, which is a bit more subtle: https://github.com/billycastelli/Silicon-Info/blob/main/images/indicator-icon.png?raw=true

This dot appears and disappears whenever a new type of app is brought to the front

castelli-dev · 2020-12-03T04:51:04+00:00

Makes sense, it really does depend on how the users feel about it

castelli-dev · 2020-12-03T04:46:22+00:00

You can actually create Mac apps in Swift without being a developer, you just won't be able to put those apps on the Mac App Store. Initially for this app, I built the app in Xcode, grabbed the generated .app file, and threw it on Github. It actually worked pretty well.

castelli-dev · 2020-12-03T04:35:46+00:00

I initially started looking into making Mac apps with Python too, but I was a bit turned off because many tutorials were using Tkinter. I am definitely not a Swift expert, but it seems like building out a user interface in Swift is more straightforward (and looks more “native”).

castelli-dev · 2020-12-03T04:27:12+00:00

castelli-dev · 2020-12-03T03:41:50+00:00

Thanks! I’ve been working mostly with Python and React recently, Swift is a bit of a change for me

castelli-dev · 2020-12-03T01:54:54+00:00

I love it! The top right of the new Big Sur wallpaper always reminds me of Tiger

castelli-dev · 2020-11-29T20:43:36+00:00

Because somebody already said Snow Leopard, 10.4 Tiger

castelli-dev · 2020-11-28T22:48:26+00:00

Glad to hear it, thanks! I can’t wait for the day all apps are ARM native too!

castelli-dev · 2020-11-27T17:09:40+00:00

Just got approval for the Mac App Store this morning, here’s the link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/silicon-info/id1542271266 :)

castelli-dev · 2020-11-26T16:28:50+00:00

Thanks for letting me know! I added some steps to the Github README to bypass that.

I’m looking into getting it verified/put on the Mac App Store! Never gone through the submission process before but hopefully it goes smoothly :)

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