platformadvanced

macOS Development

2+ years experience

2 projects

Confidence: 7/10

Proficiency Leveladvanced

Overview

Native macOS application development using Swift, Objective-C, and Apple's Cocoa frameworks. This skill encompasses building desktop applications for Mac computers, from system utilities to complex enterprise software.

Skill Evolution

Feb 2019

First Exposure

Joined Axle Media to rebuild browser-based media management solution as native macOS application

Feb 2019

Professional Use

Enterprise macOS development for media management platform serving NBC, CNN, BBC, The Times

Aug 2019

Breakthrough

Achieved 15-20x performance improvement through native macOS architecture

✨ Transformed hours-long media processing into minutes through optimized AppKit and Core Data architecture

Technical Depth

Core Concepts

• AppKit framework - Apple's UI framework for macOS desktop applications
• Cocoa architecture - The foundational framework layer for macOS development
• NSDocument architecture - Document-based application design patterns
• macOS app lifecycle - Understanding of how desktop applications manage state and resources

Advanced Topics

• Enterprise-scale Core Data optimization
• Multi-core parallel processing with Grand Central Dispatch
• Hardware-accelerated video processing with VideoToolbox
• Memory management for large media files

Tools & Ecosystem

Xcode - Apple's integrated development environmentInstruments - Performance profiling and debuggingAppKit - macOS user interface frameworkCore Data - Object graph and persistence framework

Evidence & Achievements

Key Achievements

✓Rebuilt 5-year browser-based solution as native macOS in 6 months
✓Achieved 15-20x performance improvement over browser-based solution
✓Served major media corporations: NBC, CNN, BBC, The Times

Metrics

📊 15-20x performance improvement
📊 6-month delivery of complete platform rebuild
📊 10,000+ media asset handling capability

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

💬Pivotal career transition from mobile to enterprise desktop development
💬15-20x performance improvement through native platform architecture
💬Rapid domain mastery under aggressive deadline