This tutorial will walk you through how you can create your own simple command line application on macOS, using Xcode. I am writing this specifially for students learning how to program with Macs but ...

AppleScript is OS X’s naive scripting language and allows you to automate repetitive operations which involve one or more applications. Imagine the time you could save! And the boredom you can avoid!

A native macOS MCP server that inspects the running Xcode app via Apple's Accessibility framework. Lets an AI assistant see which file you're currently editing in Xcode and what text you have selected ...

The framework AppleScriptObjC allows users to write scripts with an interesting fusion of the AppleScript and Objective-C languages. Specifically, Apple describes the framework as: AppleScriptObjC ...

Another unique feature of Xcode is its Script menu. It allows developers to add scripts that will customize or enhance the Xcode environment. These scripts can perform specific tasks on a selected ...

Many AppleScripts do not provide progress updates to the user during processing. Most of the time, when a script is run, it simply performs the appropriate tasks "behind the scenes," so to speak. If ...

The makers of Macworld magazine have a new digital publication aimed at Macintosh software developers called, appropriately enough, Mac Developer Journal. A sample from the first issue has been posted ...