Qwen Coder 2.5 32b on M4 Max
Initial notes on how Qwen Coder 2.5 performs on a Macbook Pro M4 Max
Ben Terhechte
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Tim Cook really doesn't want developers to use his beautiful iPads
The iPad would be the perfect device for travel if only iPadOS weren't so limited.
Tailored Pod: Personalized Newsletter & Podcast
Feel like you're drowning in biased news? Start your day with a short, well-rounded, personalized newsletter or a ~12min podcast.
CrateMate: Search Rust crates via embeddings.
I released a new project that allows searching crates.io via a embedding search
uniffi-swift-async-example: How to use uniffi-swift with async/await
Quick example project to show how to use Rust uniffi-swift with async/await to share code between cross platform apps.
Subtitlo: Enhance Your Presentations with Live Subtitles
A macOS app that seamlessly integrates with Keynote and PowerPoint to transcribe your speech in real-time. Ensure every member of your audience gets your message.
Navicula: A composable architecture for Rust-Dioxus
This is a simplified implementation of the SwiftUI Composable Architecture (TCA) for the Rust Dioxus Library.
A Mastodon Client with a Messenger Feel
Ebou is a different take on the Microblogging / Mastodon experience. It groups new Toots by author and displays them in a UI not unlike modern messengers like Telegram, iMessage or WhatsApp.
GNUStep, macOS, Linux and Keybindings
Why I think the perfect Linux desktop environment doesn't exist.
Tauri and the performance of WebKit
Just a Brief note about Tauri VS Electron and the performance of WebKit
UpBeat: The Unfinished Twitter Emoji App
I wrote an app that analyzes the Twitter firehose for emoji, but before I could release it Elon Musk disabled the api.
Emojito: Find all Emoji in a string. Supports complex emoji such as family
Find Emoji in strings. Supports complex emoji such as 👨👩👧👦. Uses the unic-emoji-char crate in the background, and does not rely on regexes.
Tted: Render rich text and emoji on the GPU or CPU using Forma
This is a proof of concept of rendering rich text on the GPU using Forma, including Emoji (which are rendered as textures).
Bevy Quickmenu: Streamlined, Multi-Input Game Menus for Bevy Engine
Bevy Quickmenu simplifies the creation of in-game menus in the Bevy game engine, making it easy to build main menus, pause screens, and settings menus that are compatible with keyboard, mouse, and gamepad inputs. Designed to overcome the challenges of traditional Bevy UI, it provides a lightweight and customizable solution
TwitVault: Easily Archive and Search Your Twitter Data with our Syncable Desktop App
TwitVault is a cross platform desktop app that uses the Twitter api to download your profile data. It can also sync your profile to retrieve new data (with some limitations) and it can import some data from the official Twitter archives. You can then browse and search your offline Twitter data from the convenience of a native (well, partially native) deskop app.
Why I don't like Xcode
I realized I have to re-iterate my position on Xcode. So here's a brief note about why I don't like it.
A New Bevy Game
I started working on a new game using the Bevy game engine
El Señor Pacbomber
The unholy combination of PacMan and Bomberman: El Señor Pacbomber. For the Bevy Jam #2
Rust strings are hard
I recently gave a Rust workshop to Kotlin and Swift developers. Strings in Rust are a really, really difficult topic for complete newcomers
Sharing Code across platforms with Rust
A note on my experience of sharing code across platforms with Rust and Swift
Belum: Dependency Injection for Swift
A lightweight, experimental, type-safe dependency injection container (cough) for Swift
New Contravariance Episode: Index out of Bounds
(For now) the latest episode, reminiscing the times of the podcast, and index woes.
WatchOut
A cross platform reloading image viewer combined with a command executor
Postsack, a way to visualize clusters of emails
Do you have too many emails and wonder where they come from?
New Contravariance Episode: Because 404 Not Found
In which we talk about build systems, dependency graphs, conferences (who would've guessed), and XCTest.
SwfitUI and Catalyst
After using both technologies for a while, here's my current opinion on them.
New Contravariance Episode: A Surprise Guest
In this episode, we meet a 'surprise' guest and talk about the last couple of months and what it is like to work at a big company (... called Apple).
Writing a GUI Framework
Comments on a great article about the complexity of writing a modern GUI framework.
GrapheneOS
A quick review of GrapheneOS as a secure Android OS alternative
New Contravariance Episode: Platform Teams
In this episode we discuss platform teams. What are they, when do you need them, how do they work. With Special Guest Patrick Balestra from Spotify.
New Contravariance Episode: Hello Management, Goodbye Coding
In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of switching to a management position. What is it like, can you still code, and how should you go about it. We discuss this topic with Cate Huston and Tammo Freese. Also: Great recommendations and raccoons in the show notes!
New Contravariance Episode: A Jolly SwiftUI Christmas Special
In this episode, we initially discuss SwitUI and Apple documentation, but then dive off into a random discussion about pets, time travel, fireworks, and much more
New Contravariance Episode: A Special Episode Looking Forward
In which Bas announces leaving the podcast (for now), and Bene upgrades his setup. We also take a look back at all the episodes we've recorded in the last three years.
New Contravariance Episode: iPhone 12 & Apple Silicon
Where we talk about Apple's October event, and the announced iPhone 12 and HomePod mini, as well as Apple Silicon.
New Contravariance Episode: Bas leaves XING
Where we talk about Swift for Windows, GUI development, ARM Macs, side projects and the recent Apple Event
New Contravariance Episode: Windows, Apple Event and ARM Macs
Where we talk about Swift for Windows, GUI development, ARM Macs, side projects and the recent Apple Event
New Contravariance Episode: The History of NSSpain
Where we talk about the history of NSSpain, looking for new jobs, and Bas makes an announcement.
New Contravariance Episode: iOS is Hard
Where we talk about iOS development being not so easy, blogging, and in-app purchases.
New Contravariance Episode: CodeConf
Where Pawel introduces his app CodeConf and we talk about how he managed to work on this side project.
New Contravariance Episode: WWDC 2020
Where Bas has moved to Spain and Benedikt has been spending time at his mom's... and discussing WWDC.
A touch of Combine
A simple way of introducing Combine into your codebase
The Hyperdeck Tech Stack
A brief overview of the hyperdeck tech stack, including SwiftUI & Rust
New Contravariance Episode: Revealing Benedikt's Side Project
Where Benedikt finally reveals the application he's been working on in the last months.
Hyperdeck Beta 2
Beta 2 of hyperdeck just launched. Including a first step towards interactive presentations.
New Contravariance Episode: The Star Wars Babka Computer Delivery
Where Benedikt is anticipating a new computer, and Bas is anticipating remote conferences. And Star Wars is anticipating Bas... and chocolate chip babka!
New Contravariance Episode: Clearly my home screen is better than yours
In which we talk about all things remote, like organizing a meetup, conference, or work. We also take a look at our perfectly normal homescreens. Bene is considering building a silent computer. All this with Pedro Carrasco!
New Contravariance Episode: What is a CNAME Again?
We talk about open source projects and contributing to them. Where Bas forgets what a CNAME is, and Benedikt has to look it up for him.
New Contravariance Episode: Chocolate, Time, and Swift Scripts. Your Move, Elon.
Benedikt asks himself 'what door?' watching Westworld, and Bas has a surprise!
New Contravariance Episode: Ink, Plot, Publish and More - With Special Guest John 'Paul Hudson' Sundell
Where Bas remembers his open source projects and previous talks, Benedikt finally shares more on his secret project... and sets someone up for an interesting challenge, our dear guest, John 'Paul Hudson' Sundell.
New Contravariance Episode: Live from CocoaHeads Hamburg
Where Bas still has no reason to buy new hardware, and Benedikt learned more about unicode than he wanted to. And both have an exciting year coming up. Live from CocoaHeads Hamburg on January 9, 2020.