Rob Fahrni
Rob Fahrni — Software developer in Charlottesville, Virginia
Software development (iOS, Mac, React Native), tech commentary, sports, and life observations.
rob.crabapples.netRob Fahrni has been writing software for nearly four decades, and his blog has the feel of a veteran developer's front porch. Come for the weekly "Saturday Morning Coffee" link roundups, stay for the honest takes on React Native migrations, indie software, and the state of the tech industry. He writes from Charlottesville with the kind of directness that comes from decades of shipping code.
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OMG! My favorite IPA ever is back! 😍 Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA!
MacBook Neo
Apple Newsroom MacBook Neo features a beautifully crafted aluminum design that’s built to last. With its soft, rounded corners, MacBook Neo looks elegant while feeling solid and comfortable to hold. At just 2.7 pounds, it’s also easy to carry in a backpack or handbag. Bringing a fun touch of personality and style to everyday computing, MacBook Neo comes in a spectrum of four gorgeous colors: blush, indigo, silver, and citrus. These colors extend to the Magic Keyboard in lighter shades and new w...
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Someone must’ve mentioned Stream yesterday? 😀 I had 130 downloads, which is a good day for it! Thank you to whoever mentioned it! 🙏🏼
iPhone 17e
Apple Newsroom Available in three elegant colors with a premium matte finish — black, white, and a beautiful new soft pink — iPhone 17e will be available for pre-order beginning Wednesday, March 4, with availability starting Wednesday, March 11. iPhone 17e will start at 256GB of storage for $599 — 2x the entry storage from the previous generation at the same starting price, and 4x more than iPhone 12 — giving users more space for high-resolution photos, 4K videos, apps, games, and more. If you...
Decisions, decisions
Sitting at Grit — my favorite coffee shop — sipping my mocha trying to decide what to work on. Stream for Mac, Stream for iOS, or Thunder Chicken? It should be Stream for Mac. I haven’t worked on it in a while because I’ve been working on Thunder Chicken. I’ve thought about doing a German localization for Stream. Adding a right mouse action menu to the Mac version of Stream, and whatever else I can complete. What about having Claude create an NSCellView for me that sizes properly when the column...
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