Sketch: Proud to Build a Truly Native Mac App

Post by dhagz » Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 7:05 PM UTC

JellyBeanThief wrote: post #96

dhagz wrote: post #36

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I'm 80% certain that my next computer is going to be either a desktop or a ThinkPad X1 running Arch. A lot of what I do doesn't require a Mac, and frankly I enjoy Linux more.

That's basically what I did. After my last Mac died a few years ago I dusted off an older Mac and purchased a new ThinkPad P50. I thought it would take me most of a couple years to get as comfortable with Linux as I was with macOS. Instead it took just one month for the ThinkPad to become my main driver and another two months before I mothballed the Mac. The only thing I really, really miss is OmniGraffle.

Post by jjeaff » Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 7:36 PM UTC

strogonoff wrote: post #200

noen wrote: post #173

Design is communication. I loved sketch and was a devout user for years. But with Sketch, I can only communicate with a very small set of people. It required a plethora of other tools and services to share, get feedback, or insights on my work. The tool is only as effective as the reach of its creation. If technology has shown us anything in this generation, it is that reach and collaboration are immensely more valua…

> Design is communication. I assume it’s unintentional, but the rest of your comment twists the original meaning of the maxim[0]. In my experience, “design is communication” generally means a slightly less obvious thing: how through the medium of your design you communicate with the end user. Your points about the importance of communication between designers are valid, but by using that maxim you make it sound like…

Post by fxtentacle » Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 10:11 PM UTC

Razengan wrote: post #293

fxtentacle wrote: post #52

By now, I'd treat Apple-exclusive app developers for Stockholm syndrome. I used to build a Mac-only native app for real-time audio processing, which was great for battery life, snappy performance and had no latency. But the work that Apple pushed on me just to keep things running okay-ish across OS releases was too much to bear compared with the meager revenue of only serving 10% of the addressable market. By now, my…

> my app is using a cross-platform C++ framework ... Windows and surprisingly Linux pay for development of new features Which app is that?

Post by chrysoprace » Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 11:02 PM UTC

jamil7 wrote: post #197

chrysoprace wrote: post #66

Platform exclusivity should be discouraged, not praised. If I can't use the software then their supposed benefits of being native don't do me much good.

I think one the issues here was that sketch started as a very small indie mac app. In the case of one or two developers working on a niche product, exclusivity is forgivable. The problem is that sketch got way too popular, way too big and took investment and are now expected to compete with a competitor like figma.

Post by jolux » Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 11:31 PM UTC

nl wrote: post #225

jolux wrote: post #141

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Swing is definitely not "less native" than Electron. The entire window is a web view in Electron apps. I believe Java Swing was even an officially supported UI toolkit on the Mac a long time ago.

The menus in Swing aren't native but are in Electron.