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  1. anjanesh

    iPad Pro 13" iPad PRO M4 now good enough for atleast 75% dev work ?

    What's the deal with 13" iPad PRO M4 ? Can I use it, not as a replacement for my MacBook Air M2, but as to complement my dev work when traveling out of town since I don't carry my MBA for weekend travels. I use the following on my M2 almost on a daily basis : Terminal, Warp, PhpStorm, PyCharm...
  2. anthyme

    Hybrid AI development + video editing with Macbook pro

    Hi Mac rumors community, I am trying to choose a macbook pro for my use cases but it's not eazy. My context : I am a developper working with differents technologies (Python, Javascript, C#, R, ...) and I want to dive more into IA/Deep learning work. I am also doing video editing with DaVinci...
  3. B

    Macports development for PowerPC (10.4, 10.5, 10.6): [unofficial] invitation to cooperate

    During the past year much has been done in Macports for PowerPC systems. We got gcc10-bootstrap (credit to @catap and @iains) compiler that builds with just Xcode tools and is able to then build the latest GCC – gcc12 12.2.0 confirmed on 10.5.8, 10.6 PPC (10A190) and 10.6.8 Rosetta (10.4.11 may...
  4. revyTH

    macOS Is VR development possible on M1 pro/max chips?

    Hi guys! I would like to know if it is possible to develope VR applications on the new apple silicon M1 pro/max chips. What I have found so far doesn't seem very promising: Not possible to use external GPU (eGPU) Not possible to connect an headset like Oculus Quest for debugging Not possible...
  5. B

    Student confused on which M1 MacBook to buy

    So I am a second year computer science student. My 2017 15" MacBook pro recently had some problems so I need a new laptop. I read the buying guides on this forum but I still don't have a clear decision Currently, I am deciding between: 256GB MacBook Air 7 Core GPU and 8GB of RAM 256GB MacBook...
  6. Rikintosh

    Does anyone here have any knowledge with PPC development?

    I would like to compile PPC on my windows 10 or my OSX 10.14 Intel, but I have no idea how to do it (I'm learning everything on my own), I have git on my windows and the source code of the OSX version
  7. maverick28

    macOS How to get the Web-Inspector of Safari 7 in Safari 9?

    Hello, My question is as stated in the subject: how to get the web-inspector of Safari 7 back in Safari 9 for Mavericks?
  8. A

    New application for YouTube

    I like to watch and collect educational videos on YouTube. As we all know, doing this in browser is not a pleasant experience: it is slow, overloaded with ads and doesn't let download videos easily. After unlucky attempts to find a good application or some alternative way to consume YouTube...
  9. L

    Help w/ 2018 MBP 15" Options: Linux Application Development / Integration

    Hello, first time Mac noob here! I'm in the market for a Macbook Pro primarily for coding / Linux application development and integration. Some things I'll be doing also is running multiple applications for learning / testing (Docker apps, Apache Kafka, Ansible provisioning, Web apps, etc)...
  10. MadDoc

    Switch To Mac mini 2018 From MacBook Pro?

    Hi, I do a lot of dev work (Xojo, Ruby, Swift) with my 2.8Ghz i7 16GB 15" 2017 MacBook Pro. I have recently started working full time for myself so I now tend to use the notebook in clamshell mode hooked up to a nice 4K LG monitor that I like. I'm thinking of switching from a notebook to a...
  11. A

    Does upgrading to macOS mojave break development environments?

    Does upgrading to macOS mojave break development environments?
  12. Vignesh Raja

    Best Mac for programming

    Hi, I use Xcode, Android studio(java), Photoshop, do some web development and also I'm getting started with Machine learning and deep learning. So, what is the best Mac that I can buy? I don't value portability. I was looking at getting the MacBook Pro or iMac 5K. What specs should I choose? Thanks!
  13. MacSoftware3

    Newer version VLC?

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if it isn't possible to compile a newer version of VLC (with support for playing YouTube) on an older version of Mac OS X (10.4.11+). If that's possible, how can someone start with doing that? I was wondering this because we also have TenFourFox running on 10.4.11...
  14. Wild_Rose

    Wannabe iOS app developer, which MBP to get?

    Hello everyone! I'm about to purchase my 1st Mac! I already have a decent PC for what I'm doing right now (web design, video editing, Photoshop) but I wanna dive in to the Mac world. I'd like to learn and start developing apps with XCode, plus I'd love to have the best of both worlds for...
  15. A

    Upgrade to High Sierra?

    Was wondering if anybody upgraded to High Sierra APFS with any problems. Somtimes upgrading to a new OS can cause development environments to be messed up. Any defects anybody noticed?
  16. etx

    what VR development machine to buy?

    Hey guys, I fell in love with OS X and want to buy a powerful Apple machine for developing VR games. Since recently Apple announced eGPU support and new products seem to be "made for VR", I think it is time to go for it! Can you suggest me something, because I am really confused about which...
  17. scottwb

    iOS Tips fo app marketing

    Have had a super cool paid weather app on the App Store for 9 months now but sales going nowhere. Have a very limited budget and looking for way to promote my app? Anyone got any good advice? What about paying Youtubers to review the app?
  18. S

    Different name on WWDC ticket

    Hi everybody, hope somebody can help me! I got picked for the WWDC lottery, but my fathers name is on the ticket. And since the tickets are not transferable, I'm not sure if i can actually go? I don't live in USA, so it would be a waste to travel so far, if I couldn't get in just because my...
  19. V

    How to disable unnecessary processes/services on my Macbook Pro?

    Not sure if this is the right sub-forum to post in but here goes: Im wondering if there are any resource hungry and just things I don't use like iCloud and etc I can turn off. Im an IT student, studying software development and I strictly do only school stuff on my mac. For security and...
  20. Thrao

    iOS Looking for Career Advice (iOS Developer or Front End Web Development?)

    Hello everyone, Hopefully I am posting this in the correct location if not please let me know and I would be happy to move it. I am a senior in college finishing up my last semester as well as working full time for a company called Allegion, we make a lock or push bar that you touch everyday...