Catalyst is still a fresh technology. So far, based on our current knowledge, the following best practices have emerged:
- Try to use conditional compilation (via
#if targetEnvironment(UIKitForMac) sparringly - Your view redraw code should be fast as macOS users frequently resize windows (in a dynamic manner)
- Have proper autolayout support for bigger and smaller sizes as windows can be resized in a variety of ways
- Be aware of the responder chain as multiple view controllers can be on the screen at the same time
- Your app can run forever, memory leaks can pile up
