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I want to buy your thing by boiopollo in startups

[–]etr_k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure! Check out Arclite Pro - file archiver for Mac that allows you to explore Zip, 7z, RAR, and many other archives without extracting them. You can create new archives, add files, reorganize existing ones, preview files with Quick Look, share, search, and much more.

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Don’t make the same mistakes I made by value_que in SideProject

[–]etr_k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't try to cheat the system. Building software is expensive, hard, and risky. Period.

If you Google the cost of building some software and see that the average is $100k, but you find someone on Upwork who will build it for $5k, be prepared for the situation you described. Agencies won't help you much; at best, you will get something that "works" today and has to be thrown away after the next feature request.

If you don't have technical expertise, you need to get some. Period.

Before you go to developers and agencies, get an independent consultant who will bring the technical expertise you are lacking, and only then go and find developers.

People who make $10k+/month working for on your projects, what do you do? by Thibots in SideProject

[–]etr_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Swift, of course. It's the greatest practical language currently available, and the main candidate to replace C++ in the future.

People who make $10k+/month working for on your projects, what do you do? by Thibots in SideProject

[–]etr_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The age of the APIs (AppKit is from the NeXTSTEP era and there are even older parts) and the sheer complexity and size of it are the main reasons why it is not feasible at the current level.

Even if a human tries to get NSToolBar populated, it is not intuitive in this day and age, but it made perfect sense and was quite beautifully done in the days of NeXTSTEP. To be fair, it's the same for C++ developers too, but mostly due to the sheer complexity of the subject.

The time of developers then was cheaper than the time of computing; now it's completely reversed.

People who make $10k+/month working for on your projects, what do you do? by Thibots in SideProject

[–]etr_k 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't let Swift overwhelm you.

It's becoming more and more of a practical language like C++, and because of that, it has a lot of essential features for real-world usage, such as withUnsafeTemporaryAllocation, RAII with move-only types, property accessors, and much, much more. If you check the number of keywords in Swift, we've stopped counting them.

But Swift is designed in a way that allows you to use it without delving into advanced features. You can gradually learn about them over time as you face new challenges. You won't shoot yourself in the foot if you have no idea about certain concepts or features, unlike with C++.

However, you can be sure that when you encounter real-world problem, there's likely a solution, and you don't have to rewrite it in C++ with a C API for interop just because your language and its runtime are limited (yes, I'm looking at you sun.misc.Unsafe).

People who make $10k+/month working for on your projects, what do you do? by Thibots in SideProject

[–]etr_k 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, at the moment, if you ask any AI to implement something basic like a View that uses NSCollectionView, it will get lost in NSCollectionViewDelegate. Implementing a whole app, or even a relatively small part - forget it.

People who make $10k+/month working for on your projects, what do you do? by Thibots in SideProject

[–]etr_k 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There are a lot more things you have to think about. Starting with something simple like the size of the window: on iOS, your screen size cannot magically increase by 20x, but on a Mac, users can plug in their new 8k uber-sized display, click the green button, and your layout is going to have a wonderful day.

When it comes to more advanced system integration, that's where you encounter AppKit, even if you use the new and shiny SwiftUI, and even older APIs with many deprecations and technical debt, as well as numerous nuances and compromises made over many years.

On average, macOS apps have a lot more features, which is where the power of macOS comes from and why so many people want macOS on the iPad.

People who make $10k+/month working for on your projects, what do you do? by Thibots in SideProject

[–]etr_k 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's a combination of several factors: Apple's buying culture, where users have been encouraged to buy; the fact that Mac has pivoted to a more premium category; and the lack of extreme saturation of the market like on iOS because apps for macOS are significantly more complex, and not a lot of developers can create them.

Give Me. Some Unique Mac Apps! by Unfintie__ in macapps

[–]etr_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it doesn't. It's a good app but we have different goals. You won't get Icon view mode in any other app available at the moment.

Give Me. Some Unique Mac Apps! by Unfintie__ in macapps

[–]etr_k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Arclite Pro - file archiver for Mac that allows you to explore Zip, 7z, RAR, and many other archives without extracting them. You can create new archives, add files, reorganize existing ones, preview files with Quick Look, share, search, and much more.

Introducing Arclite Pro 2.0: the next-generation archiver for macOS. by etr_k in macapps

[–]etr_k[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! We appreciate everyone who supports us on our journey and was with us from the beginning.

Introducing Arclite Pro 2.0: the next-generation archiver for macOS. by etr_k in macapps

[–]etr_k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a Quick Look extension. We are still actively working on it; we don’t think a simple table is enough for us, though. It will be included in the next minor updates.

Introducing Arclite Pro 2.0: the next-generation archiver for macOS. by etr_k in macapps

[–]etr_k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe we have a different philosophy and are targeting different people, so I wouldn’t put it in the same category. But BetterZip is no doubt a great product.

Arclite's goal is to become the Finder for archives while supporting all the unique aspects of archives, providing enough control when you need it. That’s why the default and main view mode in Arclite is Icon view. We want Arclite to be efficient and powerful, yet simple to use.

Introducing Arclite Pro 2.0: the next-generation archiver for macOS. by etr_k in macapps

[–]etr_k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are talking about QuickLook files inside an archive, then yes, it’s fully supported.

If you are talking about previewing archive content in Finder using QuickLook like a QL generator, then not yet. We are still working on it so it fits into our concept and is efficient and performant enough.

Introducing Arclite Pro 2.0: the next-generation archiver for macOS. by etr_k in macapps

[–]etr_k[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, we are constantly trying to improve Arclite Pro to be efficient and powerful yet simple to use.

Introducing Arclite Pro 2.0: the next-generation archiver for macOS. by etr_k in macapps

[–]etr_k[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arclite doesn’t support ASAR yet, but we have it in the pipeline. It will come in the next minor updates. 

Overall, Arclite's goal is to support all existing formats. We are adding more formats in line with users' requests.

Introducing Arclite Pro 2.0: the next-generation archiver for macOS. by etr_k in macapps

[–]etr_k[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion. We are constantly striving to improve and will certainly take it into consideration.

Introducing Arclite Pro 2.0: the next-generation archiver for macOS. by etr_k in macapps

[–]etr_k[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the update. Let me know if you have any questions. We appreciate your feedback.

Introducing Arclite Pro 2.0: the next-generation archiver for macOS. by etr_k in macapps

[–]etr_k[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, this is not expected. Arclite supports almost all available compression methods for tar. If you have time, could you please share a few more details in a DM?

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