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Eduardo Flores :rust:
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I've been long wondering why there is not a single macOS #Signal client written in #Swift.

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feoh
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@edfloreshz@hachyderm.io Please don't take this the wrong way - but IMO it's because #apple is about the least welcoming community for new developers every. They practically face stab you as you walk in the door.

  • XCode isn't accessible at all
  • You're locked to their tools on their platform - NO exceptions
  • You have to pay a yearly danegeld to write and deploy code to your own mobile devices

It's awful. I pay the $100 / year so I can deploy more accessible applications on my iPhone but I'm NOT happy about it.

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Eduardo Flores :rust:
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@feoh Signal offers an iOS client, a macOS version appears feasible aside from constraints on engineering resources.