Episode notes
Rambo’s custom implementation of macOS desktop widgets and how they relate to Apple’s new built-in system feature, why the experience of using SwiftUI depends so much on the environment it’s being used in, and a mini-review of the ASUS ROG Ally.
Stacktrace
by John Sundell and Gui Rambo · English · Tech & Science
A podcast about life and technology from two developers’ perspectives. With John Sundell and Gui Rambo.
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