Even if you're developing for macOS you can skip xcode. I've had a great time developing a menubar app for macOS and not once did I need to open xcode.

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alex-russo 7 hours ago | parent [-]

curious what you used - I've been looking into making a menubar app and really hate xcode

	▲	hombre_fatal 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		claude -p "Make a menubar app with AppKit (Cocoa) that does X"