After Upgrading to macOS 27, Git Disappeared from GUI Apps
An old Intel /usr/local/bin/git symlink that had been hiding for years was enough to make every app that uses git fail.
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Are Companies Deliberately Updating Too Frequently to Make You Feel Left Behind?
Like scarcity marketing, it sells more than the product itself. It sells a deliberately manufactured form of psychological pressure.
R&D Nihilism in the AI Era: The Death of the Middle Layer and the Twilight of the Software Ecosystem
Exploring "R&D Nihilism" among full-stack engineers in the AI wave, and predicting the imminent demise of the "middle layer" in the software ecosystem.
Bear. Save - AI-Powered Webpage to Markdown Clipper, Save Quality Content Forever
One-click convert webpages to clean Markdown documents, supporting AI intelligent extraction and image embedding, solving the problem of broken bookmarks.
iOS App Release Process - A Beginner's Guide
When I first started iOS indie development, releasing apps was always overwhelming. Here's a simple and practical release process to help new developers avoid common pitfalls and successfully complete their first (and every subsequent) app release.
When You Suddenly Realize Your Current Life Has Become Tasteless, Repeating Like an NPC Day After Day
Sisyphus wakes, takes a streetcar, works four hours in an office or a factory, eats, then takes another streetcar, works four hours, eats, sleeps, and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, the same routine. Most of the time the road is not a problem. But one day, the 'why' is suddenly asked, and in this surprise, behind the surprise, lies all that is the beginning. —The Myth of…
New Site, New Beginning
Recently rebuilt the entire website architecture and design, mainly with AI assistance. Through intensive use lately, I've had some new thoughts and reflections.
From Idea to Launch: Developing My First Chrome Extension in Just 3 Days
A practical breakdown of the problem, product decisions, UX tradeoffs, and launch lessons behind building Bear.Share, a browser extension for turning webpages into shareable cards.
Developing a Multi-Platform App with AI: Privacy ID Management to Prevent Misuse
Bear. Locker - A multi-platform secure ID document management app with watermark protection features, safeguarding your privacy when sharing documents and preventing illegal misuse of your credentials.
A Clever Approach to AI Drawing I Accidentally Discovered
When designing promotional graphics for products, I often use AI, but there's a troublesome issue - the generated images have no layers and can't be easily adjusted afterwards. This is quite a headache for a developer who isn't very familiar with design.