I'm developing apps for Apple platforms for the first time in 16 years so stop me if this is nuts, but the best feedback loops I've managed are when I've made the Mac build the primary one. No simulator jank. No waiting on devices. 

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Justin Searls

Developer shares a workflow tip for Apple platform development: prioritizing Mac builds over iOS simulators or physical devices provides faster feedback loops and better AI coding assistant performance. The approach eliminates simulator overhead and device deployment delays.

I'm developing apps for Apple platforms…