Decoding “Developer” in a Changing App Landscape

MacStories
By John VoorheesJun 4, 2026, 4:11 pm166 pts
Boy, have things changed. A lot. When I started writing at MacStories over a decade ago, there was a long list of beloved native Mac apps. It was a stable group of excellent apps, but there weren’t many new ones coming on the scene. Instead, developers were focused on iOS and iPadOS. Then, as recently as a…

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