Neil Macy

I love the idea of the iPhone Duo.

In the latest Running Track release, I added far more stats to Goal Insights.

When you add Universal Links to your app, you have to add a file to your server with the name apple-app-site-association.

My kids are learning about colours just now and love asking us what happens if they mix two colours together.

I like to check in on my home screen periodically and see how things evolve.

Quick one: if you need to use a web view in your app (we all love native UI, but it happens!)

I've been trying to use git on the command line more.

Matt Birchler has taken a big swing, guessing that Apple could be about to kill off iPadOS: So here's the prediction: Apple will discontinue iPadOS.

The government of the United States of America made a statement last year linking the taking of paracetamol (aka Tylenol in the US) by pregnant mothers, to neurodivergence in their children.

Ryan Ashcraft, “My Beef with the iOS 26 Tab Bar”: The search tab is setting an expectation Apple didn't intend: that the circular element on the tab bar is a button, not a tab.

I had two teachers who left me with advice about software development that’s stuck with me to this day.

Last month I saw Henry write up his top 10 essential albums and I immediately wanted to do the same.

I read this article about default app choices by Robb Knight a couple of years ago and thought it sounded fun.

It's been over three years since Running Track, my app for tracking running goals and stats, was approved for Beta testing on TestFlight, and in fact since I first wrote about it here.

Average reading time: 12 minutes “That’s the thing though, innit.

In January, I became a team lead in work, and learned one of my team members has both ADHD and autism (common enough to have its own name, AuDHD).

This year I took part in Inktober.

Yellowcard is a band that really represents my teenage years.

Average reading time: 2 minutes This would actually be pretty fun, if not for the stress of being incredibly late for his date with Florence, Jonesy thought.

Average reading time: 2 minutes Long ago, moustaches were a sign of a gentleman.

This is a great post by Dave Rupert on how much more there is to software development than just writing lines of code.

Trigger warning - suicide reference.

Some people seem to love Liquid Glass.

I saw Sugarcult live when they supported blink-182 in Glasgow in 2004.

I've had the 1st generation Apple Watch Ultra since it came out.

I really like Catalyst.

In Running Track, I have a screen that shows details about a run, including a map of the route.

Perfect early 2000s pop punk.

I really enjoyed this thriller by Matt Gemmell.

Another punk album from 1996.

I don't know why it took me so long to listen to a Descendents album.

I started writing a novel in 2021, and spent a long time writing background, allowing me to shape the world, and also just to get some practice writing.

Average reading time: 4 minutes Thomas approached me one evening, as I was reading in one of the quieter spots near the Watchtower.

I haven’t read this for probably 25 years.

I like to check in on my home screen periodically and see how things evolve.

I love this album.

I really enjoyed this.

When you're entering text in a mobile app, it's a common expectation to tap outside of the text field to dismiss the keyboard.

There have been a couple of interesting apps in the last few months whose concept I don't really like very much.

I had the morning off work today.

This was a really good novel about someone with multiple personalities and a mysterious backstory.

Surviving is a great album that I completely forgot about.

SwiftUI has a really useful swipeActions modifier on List rows - see the SwiftUI docs here.

I keep a journal, a diary of my life, and have written in it daily since 2013.

I really enjoyed reading Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

Dookie was 30 years old this year.

This was the album where I realised that distorted grunge bands could have musical depth.

We’ve now got three replacements for Twitter.

This is a great book about psychotherapy.

I've seen this book recommended a lot since I became a parent.