Do you want to measure performance or get other info from your app or script? Using Signposts is ideal, and here’s the first glimpse of a new tool to harvest them.
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A detailed exploration of how to use Signposts to investigate performance of your code, and the limitations of Apple’s tools.
New tools for developers, scripters, and anyone who performs demanding tasks with their Mac(s).
Should you buy a cheap cable to connect your external SSD to a Thunderbolt port, or pay over $/€/£50 for high performance? Here are some test results.
Support for the unified log’s new features in both High Sierra and Mojave, including Signposts and performance analysis. Now, and free.
Changes include an additional output text format, display log since the last boot, and support for Mojave’s Signposts is already present and being used by Apple.
Fire up your eGPUs, engage Dark Mode, and open Xcode: our Macs are once again going to be at the centre of invention and reinvention.
Apple is now obsessed with performance, as it readies us for new technologies such as augmented reality and machine learning. How will your Mac cope?
If Apple manages the performance of iOS, does it do the same with macOS? What is there to stop that from being used against us?
Does the £120 Thunderbolt case outperform the £15 USB 3 one? And if you had both, which would you choose to use?
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