Archive - Solodeveling's Substack

How to Package a GTK App as a Native macOS .app Bundle (Icons, Resources & Code snippets Guide)

So you built a cool little app, it works great on your machine, and now you want to actually give it to people without them opening a terminal and…

Jul 15 • Solodeveling Dev

Wrestling with GTK4: Making our app more Useful and Prettier

On the first post of this series Part 1 we were exploring a I wield idea of developing a Timer native App for MacOS(crazy I know).

Jul 7 • Solodeveling Dev

June 2026

Reduce the Scope, Stick to the Schedule - Lessons on Coding Mastery/Consistency

We’ve all done it: we start learning a new language or studying for a certification, life gets busy, and 4 weeks later the project is abandoned.

Jun 29 • Solodeveling Dev

The Plague I Couldn't Evade - Relearning C in the Age of AI

I have urge for developing things, for creating new stuff and thats why my mind everyonce in a while comes up with weird ideas but I still take notes…

Jun 25 • Solodeveling Dev

January 2026

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Jan 10 • Solodeveling Dev

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