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Writing about native development.

Technical deep-dives on C++, ImGui, DuckDB, and building high-performance desktop tools for macOS.


May 11, 2026 9 min read

A Local LLM Coding Stack for macOS (16 GB, Apple Silicon)

A re-runnable setup for running local LLMs alongside Claude Code on a 16 GB Apple Silicon Mac. Ollama, Continue for VS Code, Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B for code, Gemma 4 e4b for chat.

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March 23, 2026 8 min read

How I Got a Dear ImGui App Approved on the Mac App Store

A technical deep-dive into shipping a C++ / ImGui desktop app through Apple's review process. Code signing, static linking, sandboxing, and everything that broke along the way.

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