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AppKit
2+ years experience
2 projects
Confidence: 7/10
Proficiency Leveladvanced
Overview
AppKit is Apple's framework for building macOS desktop applications. It provides the user interface elements, event handling, and application infrastructure needed for native Mac applications.
Skill Evolution
Feb 2019
First Exposure
Enterprise macOS development at Axle Media
Feb 2019
Professional Use
Built complex media management interface for enterprise clients
Aug 2019
Breakthrough
Mastered AppKit patterns for high-performance media cataloging interface
✨ Built responsive interface handling 10,000+ media assets
Technical Depth
Core Concepts
- • NSView hierarchy - macOS view management and composition
- • NSWindow management - Window lifecycle and behavior
- • Responder chain - Event handling in macOS applications
- • Cocoa bindings - Data binding for macOS interfaces
Advanced Topics
- • Custom view drawing with Core Graphics
- • Drag and drop operations
- • Collection views for large data sets
- • Accessibility support
Tools & Ecosystem
Interface Builder - Visual interface designStoryboards - Interface flow managementAuto Layout - Constraint-based layoutView debugging in Xcode
Evidence & Achievements
Key Achievements
- ✓Built enterprise media catalog interface
- ✓Achieved responsive performance with 10,000+ assets
Metrics
- 📊 Interface handling 10,000+ media assets
- 📊 15-20x performance improvement over browser-based solution
Projects Using This Skill
AX1 Media Management Platformprofessional
Enterprise media management platform rebuilt from web to native macOS with 15-20x performance gains serving NBC, CNN, BBC
Ascribe - Professional Transcription SDKprofessional
macOS transcription SDK acquired by Dropbox, built as modular framework with Deepgram integration
Interview Talking Points
- 💬Enterprise macOS application development experience
- 💬Understanding of UIKit vs AppKit differences
- 💬Performance optimization for data-heavy interfaces
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