Last Week on My Mac: Losing confidence

kept by eddie dec 02, 25

Mac users report growing frustration with macOS reliability, accumulating bugs, and shifting priorities at Apple as software quality declines.

Ghostty – Terminal Emulator
Hacker News discusses Ghostty terminal emulator's performance, missing features like search, SSH issues, and creator MitchellH's updates on libghostty ecosystem and upcoming 1.3.0 release.
also on iTerm2, #tech-community, #user-experience, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
Claude Code Multi-Agent Orchestration System
Claude Code v2.1.19 contains a hidden multi-agent orchestration system called TeammateTool, confirmed via binary analysis, enabling coordinated swarms of specialized AI agents.
also on iTerm2, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
Homebrew: 6.0.0
Homebrew 6.0.0 ships tap-trust security, default internal JSON API, Linux sandboxing, bundle parallel installs, and deprecates Intel macOS for 2027.
also on Homebrew, #macos, #developer-tools
Agent Safehouse
Agent Safehouse is a macOS-native sandbox tool that uses kernel-level enforcement to deny LLM coding agents access to all files except explicitly granted directories.
also on Homebrew, #macos, #developer-tools
The golden rule of Customizable Select
Safari 27's customizable select allows full visual styling of `<select>` elements without JavaScript, but requires text or accessible attributes on every option for usability, accessibility, and fallback compatibility.
also on Safari, #user-experience