Re:Imagining an Open Source SwiftUI
by mark_l_watson on Saturday July 11, 2020 @09:54PM
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I saw a clone of SwiftUI that targeted web apps - that is probably a good starting point.
I spent a lot of time early this year experimenting with SwiftUI, Core ML, etc., all good stuff. What I don’t like is the barriers for a small developer dealing with the Apple Store issues. The Apple Store setup is not so great for a part time developer who might expect just a few sales but still want to share an app.
For me, Apple’s killer products are the Apple Watch and AirPods, otherwise I would be happier in Linux land. Apple would do a large service to users to allow configuration of an Apple Watch via the iCloud.com web site (e.g., trigger buying an app, and the watch would deal with downloading and installing).
I spent a lot of time early this year experimenting with SwiftUI, Core ML, etc., all good stuff. What I don’t like is the barriers for a small developer dealing with the Apple Store issues. The Apple Store setup is not so great for a part time developer who might expect just a few sales but still want to share an app.
For me, Apple’s killer products are the Apple Watch and AirPods, otherwise I would be happier in Linux land. Apple would do a large service to users to allow configuration of an Apple Watch via the iCloud.com web site (e.g., trigger buying an app, and the watch would deal with downloading and installing).
Note: this is the open source project I mentioned: https://github.com/SwiftWebUI/SwiftWebUI