I've actually searched for this exact service before. I'd love for the landing page .o have a little more information about how the ftp credentials would work. (your domain, multiple accounts? read only?) And also pricing. Similarly, I pay for https://dbinbox.com/ to solve a similar, parallel problem.
I'll just play devils advocate here. As a consumer, I really like buying from the Mac App store solely for the user experience of, when I eventually new a new Macbook Pro, I can easily sync all of my purchases, rather than having to retrieve the licenses and go download the latest version of each piece of software I've purchased. As a developer, I've heard countless horror stories and totally understand.
The sad thing is, they didn't even need an App Store to provide this type of service, and it would have been more useful without a store. Apple already has iCloud; they only needed a variation of the current sync mechanism (something a bit smarter that knows how to find stuff in Applications and related files like Library->Preferences). If they're comfortable giving away free gigabytes of storage to people, they shouldn't care about uploading all of a user's apps — from a store or not — and syncing them anywhere.
As a user/consumer I consider the search or discovery of new apps on the MAS quite horrible, the features you mention are nice but IMHO they come "after you found the app".
IMHO an app dev is better off implementing the payment system and update than using MAS, for ex in my case there is no way I would wait 7 days to have an update out of the door (eg. I don't automate everything to get blocked on the last step).
Brew is not consumer friendly at all. My parents (in their 60's) own a mac that I bought for them. It was a great decision for me as I barely have to support them for technical problems. I only get questions on how to do something. If I was to try and explain brew to them it would be a disaster. Explaining the Mac App Store is far easier.
Brew is not even tech-person friendly. I'm comfortable with the command line and I had a ton of problems getting cask to work. I LOVE the idea and I will use it every time I setup a computer, but there's so many issues to work out. Mainly, some apps not updating correctly, the storage of app versions in cask, settings, licensing. It's a mess.
I really hope it gets better. I'd contribute if I was knowledgeable enough to do so.
Be aware that Homebrew Cask [1], which your comment is referring to, is a separate project being built on top of Homebrew ("brew") [2] and it currently has a number of shortcomings that are independent of anything to do with Homebrew itself.
I mostly solved this problem by taking 2 minutes and writing a thoughtful response to remind them that I am an actual human.
"Thanks, COMPANY_NAME sounds interesting, but I'm not looking to make a move. I really enjoy working with my fantastic team solving challenging problems in my current position. It would take an unbelievable improvement in [salary, schedule, problem space] to make me consider a move. Let's stay in touch on LinkedIn and feel free to reach out in N months or if any amazing opportunities that meet those criteria come across your desk. Thanks!"
Personally, I have found that not all, but many recruiters will reply with a LinkedIn request and an "I'd love to get to know more about what you are looking for, or will follow up in N months."
Chrome with a lot of extensions (Notably: Always Clear Downloads, AlienTube for Youtube, Fireshot, Edit this Cookie, Ghostery, Google Analytics Debugger, PageSpeed Insights, Postman REST Debugger, Rapportive, uBlock). But I occasionally find myself using I use Safari for a simple, clean browsing experience.
I have been there, and it's hard to see a way out of what is making you miserable, or alternatively preventing you from being happy. Is it the work? Is it something in your personal life? Personally, I have found that I've fought against what I felt like I SHOULD be doing. I should be a hero and finish some big project. I should work towards being promoted.
Try and evaluate what you actually want, how do you FEEL? I don't know anything more about your situation, but why do you feel like you have to commute so far? Why do you feel like you need to stay in your job?
What would you rather do? Most importantly, talk to someone and ask for help. Talk with a family member, a friend, your boss. It's not in their best interest for you to burn out and rage quit. They want to help you succeed.
Don't hesitate to reach out via email if you want to chat. I've been there and maybe can help.
But take this as an opportunity to evaluate what is making you unhappy and what makes you happy.
"I have found that I've fought against what I felt like I SHOULD be doing." I think you hit on the key issue here. Whenever I reflect on my choices I feel this is what I "should " be doing to advance my career in a traditional sense and trying to live life by default. Few years ago I came across this article and this pretty much described myself[1]. I haven't been able to act on the advice given in that article yet. It is time for that now I think.
She was incredibly helpful on both a personal and professional level. She reached out, and up an interview at a top Ecommerce company in NYC.
The company wasn't a great match for what I was looking for at the time (earlier stage, smaller team, building the groundwork) and she introduced me to an (at the time) much smaller company that I had never heard of.
But it was a great fit, and I loved the job for 2.5 years and used her to help grow that team.
She was probably the first person to convince me that not all recruiters are terrible.
This is great. I've posted about this before, but my biggest pet peeve with /jobs is a lack of location in the title. Presently there are 18 jobs posted there, only 1 (GoCardless - London) mentions a location in the title.
I live in NY and the difference in an office in Brooklyn / Midtown would be the difference in me applying to the job. I imagine East Bay vs. Palo Alto is a similar story.
I'm in the South Bronx and looking to move northward, so anything that's in Brooklyn is a no-go for me - it'd be quicker for me to get to some places in New Jersey. So I definitely feel ya on this one. I think rent is cheaper and a lot of devs are living in Brooklyn these days, so I'm seeing more dev shops opening up down that way, so location is a big deal even when you're in a big metro - emphasis on _big_. Getting from one end of NYC to the other can cost you 2+ hours (each way) depending on trains and whatnot, so it's no little quibble.
