Post #1608403
2026-03-01 00:54 UTC
Background:
I spent most of #MARCHintosh 2025 just punishing HyperCard, and after my experience writing AIRConfig back in 2024, I just wanted nothing more than to move on to C to avoid butting heads against HyperCard’s limitations (when your stack crashes HyperCard, you know you’re done). (1/6)
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@kalleboo@bitbang.social 2026-03-01 00:54
AIRConfig was made just hacking apart one of the really early Apple code samples included with MPW. So in order to make fully-featured, MacOS 8-themable tools, I first set out to write a framework I could work in. I know there’s MacApp/PowerPlant, but ① Not in the mood to learn C++ ② I wanted this to be an experience to learn how Mac Toolbox apps work from the ground up, not just learn how to plug code into an outdated framework. (2/6)