Empower Apps
by Leo Dion, Principal CEO and Swift Developer at BrightDigit
An exploration of Apple business news and technology. We talk about how businesses can use new technology to empower their business and employees, from Leo Dion, founder of BrightDigit.
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Recent Episodes
March 27, 2025
Full Stack Things with Werner Jainek and Vojtěch Rylko
<p>Werner Jainek and Vojtěch Rylko from Cultured Code talk about their migration of Things Cloud to Server Side with Swift and what they learned along the way.</p><p><b>Guest</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://culturedcode.com/things/">Things - To-Do List for Mac & iOS</a><ul><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/things.app">Things (@things.app) — Bluesky</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/culturedcode/">Things (@culturedcode)</a></li><li><a href="https://mastodon.online/@things">Things (@things@mastodon.online)</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jainek">Werner Jainek (@jainek@mastodon.social)</a></li><li><a href="https://vry.cz/">Vojtěch Rylko</a><ul><li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@vry">Vojtech Rylko (@vry@mastodon.social)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vojtechrylko/">Vojtěch Rylko | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/vojtechrylko">Vojtěch Rylko (@vojtechrylko)</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/vojtarylko">vojtarylko (Vojtech Rylko)</a></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Announcements</strong></p><ul><li>Join <a href="https://testflight.apple.com/join/z8xEa2no"><strong>Bushel Beta</strong></a></li><li>Join our <a href="https://patreon.com/brightdigit?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link"><strong>Patreon!</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/newsletters/">Newsletters | BrightDigit</a></li></ul><p><b>Links</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.swift.org/blog/how-swifts-server-support-powers-things-cloud/">Swift.org - How Swift's server support powers Things Cloud</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJArLZIQF8w">The Success Story of Server-Side Swift at Cultured Code - Vojtech Rylko - YouTube</a></li></ul><p><b>Related Episodes</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/196-swift-on-android-with-marc-prud-hommeaux/">Swift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeaux</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/191-swift-server-side-serverless-with-sebastien-stormacq/">Swift, Server Side, Serverless with Sébastien Stormacq</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/189-full-stack-lyriq-with-adegboyega-olusunmade/">Full Stack Lyriq with Adegboyega Olusunmade</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/170-pixelblitz-in-public-with-martin-lasek/">PixelBlitz in Public with Martin Lasek</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/163-swiftly-tooling-with-pol-piella-abadia/">Swiftly Tooling with Pol Piella Abadia</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/127-backend-decisions-with-mikaela-caron/">Backend Decisions with Mikaela Caron</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/108-what-is-firebase-with-peter-friese/">What is Firebase with Peter Friese</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/090-aws-and-soto-with-adam-fowler/">AWS and SOTO with Adam Fowler</a></li></ul><p><b>Social Media</b></p><p><strong>Email</strong><br>leo@brightdigit.com<br><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit">GitHub - @brightdigit</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/brightdigit"><strong>Twitter </strong><br>BrightDigit - @brightdigit</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/leogdion">Leo - @leogdion</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-digit"><strong>LinkedIn</strong><br>BrightDigit</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leogdion/">Leo</a><br><a href="https://patreon.com/brightdigit?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link">Patreon - brightdigit</a></p><p><b>Credits</b></p><p><a href="https://filmmusic.io/">Music from https://filmmusic.io</a><br><a href="https://incompetech.com/">"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)</a><br><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)</a></p> <ul><li>(00:00) - Overview of Cultured Code and Things App</li> <li>(02:19) - Migrating to Server-Side Swift</li> <li>(09:07) - Technical Challenges and Solutions</li> <li>(27:56) - Background Workers and Swift</li> <li>(32:11) - Swift 6 Adoption</li> <li>(36:34) - Chaos Testing and Deployment</li> </ul> <strong>Thanks to our monthly supporters</strong> <ul> <li>Tomáš Slíž</li> <li>Edward Sanchez</li> <li>Steven Lipton</li> </ul> <strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/brightdigit" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong>
March 14, 2025
SwiftUI Fundamentals with Natalia Panferova
<p>Natalia Panferova former Apple engineer of <a href="https://nilcoalescing.com/">Nil Coalescing</a> comes on to talk her new book SwiftUI Fundamentals.</p><p><b>Guest</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://nilcoalescing.com/">Nil Coalescing</a><ul><li><a href="https://x.com/natpanferova">Natalia Panferova (@natpanferova) / X</a></li><li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@natpanferova">Natalia Panferova (@natpanferova@mastodon.social) - Mastodon</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/natpanferova.bsky.social">Natalia Panferova (@natpanferova.bsky.social) — Bluesky</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliapanferova/">Natalia Panferova | LinkedIn</a></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Announcements</strong></p><ul><li>Join <a href="https://testflight.apple.com/join/z8xEa2no"><strong>Bushel Beta</strong></a></li><li>Join our <a href="https://patreon.com/brightdigit?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link"><strong>Patreon!</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/newsletters/">Newsletters | BrightDigit</a></li></ul><p><b>Links</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://books.nilcoalescing.com/swiftui-fundamentals">SwiftUI Fundamentals</a></li><li><a href="https://books.nilcoalescing.com/">Nil Coalescing Books</a></li><li><a href="https://nilcoalescing.com/blog/">Nil Coalescing - Blog</a></li></ul><p><b>Related Episodes</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/186-the-great-swiftui-migration-part-2-with-ben-scheirman/">The Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 2 with Ben Scheirman</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/185-the-great-swiftui-migration-part-1-with-ben-scheirman/">The Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 1 with Ben Scheirman</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/182-swiftui-field-guide-with-chris-eidhof/">SwiftUI Field Guide with Chris Eidhof</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/175-swiftui-tips-and-tricks-with-craig-clayton/">SwiftUI Tips and Tricks with Craig Clayton</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/135-behind-the-scenes-of-swiftui-with-aviel-gross/">Behind the Scenes of SwiftUI with Aviel Gross</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/133-the-composable-architecture-with-zev-eisenberg/">The Composable Architecture with Zev Eisenberg</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/125-wwdc-2022-swiftui-and-uikit-with-evan-stone/">WWDC 2022 - SwiftUI and UIKit with Evan Stone</a></li></ul><p><b>Social Media</b></p><p><strong>Email</strong><br>leo@brightdigit.com<br><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit">GitHub - @brightdigit</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/brightdigit"><strong>Twitter </strong><br>BrightDigit - @brightdigit</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/leogdion">Leo - @leogdion</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-digit"><strong>LinkedIn</strong><br>BrightDigit</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leogdion/">Leo</a><br><a href="https://patreon.com/brightdigit?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link">Patreon - brightdigit</a></p><p><b>Credits</b></p><p><a href="https://filmmusic.io/">Music from https://filmmusic.io</a><br><a href="https://incompetech.com/">"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)</a><br><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)</a></p><p><br></p> <ul><li>(00:00) - Natalia's Background and SwiftUI Book</li> <li>(04:48) - SwiftUI "Pet Peeves"</li> <li>(13:57) - Natalia's Journey</li> <li>(15:34) - SwiftUI and macOS</li> </ul> <strong>Thanks to our monthly supporters</strong> <ul> <li>Maurizio Bracchitta</li> <li>Edward Sanchez</li> <li>Satoshi Mitsumori</li> <li>Steven Lipton</li> </ul> <strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/brightdigit" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong>
February 12, 2025
Swift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeaux
<p>Marc Prud'hommeaux explains how you can get started building Android apps in Swift, what's the future of the Swift on Android working group, and what's FOSDEM.</p><p><b>Guest</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@marcprux">Marc Prud'hommeaux (@marcprux@mastodon.social) - Mastodon</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcprux/">Marc Prud'hommeaux | LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/marcprux.bsky.social">@marcprux.bsky.social — Bluesky</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/marcprux">marcprux (Marc Prud'hommeaux) | GitHub</a> </li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Announcements</strong></p><ul><li>Join <a href="https://testflight.apple.com/join/z8xEa2no"><strong>Bushel Beta</strong></a></li><li>Join our <a href="https://patreon.com/brightdigit?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link"><strong>Patreon!</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/newsletters/">Newsletters | BrightDigit</a></li></ul><p><b>Links</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://mas.to/@skiptools">skip.tools (@skiptools@mas.to) - mas.to</a></li><li><a href="https://skip.tools/docs/samples/skipapp-showcase/">skipapp-showcase</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/skiptools/skipapp-showcase">skiptools/skipapp-showcase: Sample Skip app demonstrating SkipUI components for iOS and Android</a></li><li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.appfair.app.Showcase&pli=1">Skip Showcase - Apps on Google Play</a></li><li><a href="https://skip.tools/blog/android-native-swift-packages/">Swift Everywhere: Bringing Swift Packages to Android</a></li><li><a href="https://forums.swift.org/t/swift-on-android-working-group/77780">Swift on Android Working Group - Community Showcase - Swift Forums</a></li><li><a href="https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5488-a-free-software-app-store-for-ios-the-app-fair-project-s-perspective-on-the-dma/">FOSDEM 2025 - A Free Software App Store for iOS: the App Fair Project's perspective on the DMA</a></li></ul><p><b>Related Episodes</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/190-swift-toolkit-with-natan-rolnik/">Swift Toolkit with Natan Rolnik</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/191-swift-server-side-serverless-with-sebastien-stormacq/">Swift, Server Side, Serverless with Sébastien Stormacq</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/188-ludicrous-types-with-nick-lockwood/">Ludicrous Types with Nick Lockwood</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/168-we-have-all-the-heroes-with-stefano-mondino/">We Have All The Heroes with Stefano Mondino</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/163-swiftly-tooling-with-pol-piella-abadia/">Swiftly Tooling with Pol Piella Abadia</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/157-swift-server-workgroup-with-joannis-orlandos/">Swift Server Workgroup with Joannis Orlandos</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/119-swift-package-manager-super-powers-with-marco-eidinger/">Swift Package Manager Super Powers with Marco Eidinger</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/109-objective-c-today-with-graham-lee/">Objective-C Today with Graham Lee</a></li></ul><p><b>Social Media</b></p><p><strong>Email</strong><br>leo@brightdigit.com<br><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit">GitHub - @brightdigit</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/brightdigit"><strong>Twitter </strong><br>BrightDigit - @brightdigit</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/leogdion">Leo - @leogdion</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-digit"><strong>LinkedIn</strong><br>BrightDigit</a><br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leogdion/">Leo</a><br><a href="https://patreon.com/brightdigit?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link">Patreon - brightdigit</a></p><p><b>Credits</b></p><p><a href="https://filmmusic.io/">Music from https://filmmusic.io</a><br><a href="https://incompetech.com/">"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)</a><br><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)</a></p><p><br></p> <ul><li>(00:00) - Origins of Skip.Tools</li> <li>(07:59) - Technical Deep Dive: Swift to Kotlin</li> <li>(27:31) - Swift on Android Working Group</li> <li>(31:37) - Transpiled vs. Natively Compiled Swift</li> <li>(42:32) - Skip Showcase and Practical Applications</li> <li>(51:33) - What is FOSDEM?</li> </ul> <strong>Thanks to our monthly supporters</strong> <ul> <li>Holly Borla</li> <li>Bertram Eber</li> <li>Edward Sanchez</li> <li>Satoshi Mitsumori</li> <li>Steven Lipton</li> </ul> <strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/brightdigit" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong>
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