Linux user here to confirm that I bitterly miss OmniGraffle. That is one of the most amazing pieces of software of all time. I used to dream GNUStep would advance enough to allow Omni to target Linux.
The Cocoa APIs in the hands of decent developers result in pretty amazing software. Desktop services were great too (though I gather have been hobbled in recent macOS releases?).
I’m actually really surprised there hasn’t been more of a push to emulate Apple’s approach to desktop / GUI APIs. For all the effort dumped into Gnome, KDE, and a thousand skin-deep window dressings for Linux, we could have had a truly first-class alternative implementation of Cocoa.
As it is I worry that too many developers are living as vassals to Apple’s platform. It would be nice to have an alternative to Apple that doesn’t abandon all the blood sweat and tears non-Apple developers have poured into enriching the platform.
The Cocoa APIs in the hands of decent developers result in pretty amazing software. Desktop services were great too (though I gather have been hobbled in recent macOS releases?).
I’m actually really surprised there hasn’t been more of a push to emulate Apple’s approach to desktop / GUI APIs. For all the effort dumped into Gnome, KDE, and a thousand skin-deep window dressings for Linux, we could have had a truly first-class alternative implementation of Cocoa.
As it is I worry that too many developers are living as vassals to Apple’s platform. It would be nice to have an alternative to Apple that doesn’t abandon all the blood sweat and tears non-Apple developers have poured into enriching the platform.