Events π
β Actions users perform inside the app π±οΈ
β Reveals which features are actually used π οΈ
β Drives real product decisions π‘
Events π
β Actions users perform inside the app π±οΈ
β Reveals which features are actually used π οΈ
β Drives real product decisions π‘
Sessions π
β Number of times the app was opened π
β Shows how often users come back π
β Reflects overall engagement trends π₯
So whatβs left? π€
Build my own analytics service?
β Lightweight events β‘οΈ
β Lightweight data storage ποΈ
β A simple, focused dashboard π
β Meaningful data, not vanity metrics π―
Just:
Events β Insight β Decisions.
So I did it for our @sip_app
Sentry @sentry is excellent π
But itβs not product analytics.
Itβs:
β Crash reporting π₯
β Performance monitoring β‘οΈ
β Release health π₯
It tells you when things break.
Not how users behave.
Reliability, yes β
Product insight, no β
TelemetryDeck @Telemetry_Deck is very Apple focused π
β Love the positioning.
β Love the privacy angle.
But the dashboard feels hard to analyse π§
When analysing data creates friction,
you stop using it.
And unused analytics is useless analytics π«π
Aptabase @aptabase is clean and privacy friendly π
Great philosophy.
Great for lightweight tracking πͺΆ
But for deeper product decisions, it feels too minimal.
If you want:
β Cohorts π₯
β Advanced retention β»οΈ
You hit limits.
Excellent for simple metrics π
Not enough for strategic analysis.
Microsoft App Center @vsappcenter was actually solid π§©
β Event tracking π
β Basic funnels π
β Crash reporting π₯
β A clean dashboard π₯οΈ
Not perfect.
But it struck a good balance βοΈ
It was retired on March 31, 2025 πͺ¦
Since then, the gap is obvious.
Analytics for macOS apps is still painful π©π»
Sending events is easy β‘οΈ
Making decisions from them is the hard part π§ π
Most tools either:
β Donβt go deep enough π€
β Or make analysis harder than it should be π
Analytics should bring clarity β¨
Not dashboard confusion π€―
Honestly, it feels controlled, predictable, and kind of addictive in a good way.
09.01.2026 23:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
β Ask for small changes only
β Review the suggestion and accept it if it looks right
β Build the project in Xcode to make sure everything works
β Open the GitHub client and carefully check the diff
β If everything looks goodβ¦ next prompt π
And thenβ¦ TADAAAAAAAAAA β¨β¨β¨
Iβm kinda new to Codex CLI and honestlyβ¦ I think I found a really nice flow ππ₯
I tried making a few adjustments on
github.com/ruiaurelian...
Not sure if this is the βbestβ way, but it feels super safe and smooth for me.
This is basically how I do it:
Much better experience. Iβm actually happy with the issues it detected and the improvements it suggested.
07.01.2026 17:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Today I used Codex CLI for the first time.
I ran it locally against my PHP API to detect issues and possible improvements.
The first run completely broke everything π€£π€£π€£
So I changed the approach and asked it to work step by step, showing each change so I could accept or reject it.
Happy new year ππ
01.01.2026 11:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0That makes me wonder, did AI actually get worse, or did we just get used to it and become more demanding? Are our expectations higher now?
28.12.2025 12:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lately, though, it feels confusing as hell. Many answers are vague, wrong, or overconfident, and I spend more time double checking than actually moving forward.
28.12.2025 12:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0When I first started using AI to help with code, it felt genuinely useful. Answers were clearer, suggestions made sense, and it often saved time.
28.12.2025 12:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Merry Christmas π
26.12.2025 23:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π SF Symbols Lite 1.0.1 is out.
β¨ You can now check for new builds and download updates directly from the app.
β±οΈ Search feels calmer with an improved delay, plus refined bottom tag colours.
β¨ Built specifically for macOS 26. Feedback is always welcome β€οΈ
So I built something very small and very boring, in the best way.
SF Symbols Lite checks this endpoint:
api.github.com/repos/ruiaur...
It parses the JSON, compares versions, and tells you if there is a new update. Thatβs it.
I wanted a simple way to manage SF Symbols updates.
Sparkle is great, but for this use case it felt like overkill. I did not need delta updates, signatures, or a full update framework. I just wanted to know when a new version was available.
πβ¨ Thanks for all the shares and likes
π¬π‘ Really appreciate all the suggestions and feedback
βοΈπ If you like the project, give the repo a star
π Iβve been working on this project just for fun, and Iβm happy to share that itβs now open source.
β¨ SF Symbols Lite is a lightweight, fast alternative to Appleβs SF Symbols app, focused on better search, custom tags, and a clean macOS experience.
β¨ macOS 26. β€οΈ
β github.com/ruiaureliano...
This happens a lot when you try to write a swift float into a JSON or a XML file, in seen many times
02.12.2025 14:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This works fine, but if I move the extension to another file like βPerson+Update.swiftβ, it stops working.
Is there a way to allow this, similar to protected in Java, so members stay accessible to the class and its extensions in other files?
Still looking for my next iOS/macOS role. Swift, remote, and ready. β‘οΈ
29.10.2025 08:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This is beyond annoying. Apparently, Apple Mail skipped basic math class, because it clearly canβt count. Happens all the time, such a reliable app, truly.
28.10.2025 17:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
SF Symbols Lite
SF Symbols is great, but I always felt something was missing.
So I started this as a little side project.
Of course, you can (and should) keep using Appleβs SF Symbols, itβs fantastic.
But there are some symbols I never touch, and others I wish existedβ¦ so Iβm making my own π
β¨ Something small, simple, and kind of magical is coming.
Think of it as a lite version of SF Symbols, but with a twist.
What features would you love to see in a minimalist, focused SF Symbols companion?
Maybeβ¦ faster search? Tags? Symbol previews? Something secret? π
I canβt say too much yet.
