The latest articles on DEV Community by John Clayton (@johncclayton). https://dev.to/johncclayton https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F825319%2Fbc7b7d1a-4922-43de-8cc4-d67d3a279c84.png https://dev.to/johncclayton en John Clayton Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:01:23 +0000 https://dev.to/johncclayton/necklace-make-sparkle-updates-easier-request-for-comments-17nb https://dev.to/johncclayton/necklace-make-sparkle-updates-easier-request-for-comments-17nb <p>If you write desktop apps (Mac or Windows); I'd like your feedback on making the whole Sparkle update process easier. </p> <p>I've written a few desktop apps, on Mac and Windows - and each time I have to put together the infra to handle Sparkle updates (or NetSparkle on Windows) I'm kinda amazed by how much work it is. </p> <p>Sure - the work itself is fundamentally trivial, but there are LOTS of moving parts. </p> <p>I believe the community as a whole could benefit from this update process being lots easier - but before I put this together I figured it'd make sense to test the waters, see whether its just me and maybe find some resonance in the community. </p> <p>I put together a brief proposal / idea, the best place to read that is here: <a href="https://blog.effective-flow.ch/posts/necklace-appcast/">https://blog.effective-flow.ch/posts/necklace-appcast/</a> which also links to the discussion via GitHub. </p> <p>Please don't be shy - if you've gone through this appcast process I would greatly appreciate your feedback on the idea (before I start writing lines of code). </p> <p>Happy coding!</p> <p>Thanks!</p> sparkle developer desktop