Guest

• Lucas Derraugh 
  • @LucasDerraugh on Twitter
  • lucasderraugh on GitHub 
  • AppleProgramming on YouTube
  • Responder Chain
  • GitUp App

Related Episodes

• Episode 59 - The Future of Mac Development with Lucas Derraugh - Part 1
• Episode 57 - SwiftUI with Majid Jabrayilov - Part 2
• Episode 56 - SwiftUI with Majid Jabrayilov - Part 1
• Episode 55 - WWDC 2020 and Xcode 12 with Vadim Shpakovski - Part 2
• Episode 54 - WWDC 2020 and Xcode 12 with Vadim Shpakovski - Part 1
• Episode 53 - WWDC 2020 - Quick Thoughts
• Episode 20 - WWDC 2019 - Mac Development with Daniel Jalkut

Related Links

• Responder Chain Episodes
  • Ivan Sapozhnik on Creating Menu Bar Apps
  • Malin Sundberg on SwiftUI for macOS
  • Leo talks about Asset Catalogs and Speculid
• Speculid Update for Big Sur

WWDC Videos - We Loved

• Adopt the new look of macOS
• What’s new in Mac Catalyst
• Optimize the interface of your Mac Catalyst app
• What's new in SwiftUI
• Port your Mac app to Apple Silicon   

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Apple Silicon

• Are you getting a DTK?
• What the future of Windows on the Mac?
• Running Virtual Machines and Docker on Apple Silicon
• What are the battery life improvements with Apple Silicon?
• Migrating Apps using C and C++ Libraries

macOS Big Sur

• Challenges running on older machines
• New UI Updates
• Building UI by staying with Apple's APIs
• Ensuring Keyboard Support
• Ensuring Discoverability for "Pros"

Distributing Mac Apps

• App Store vs Selling Your Self
• Challenges with Sandboxing
• Dealing with Notarization
• Dealing with Permissions Dialogs

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