Ben Freiband

Hey I know some of these people! So excited for mDevCamp 🤩

Get your pass to see @benfreiband.bsky.social LIVE at SWIFTSONIC!

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Can’t wait to take the stage! Swiftsonic is shaping up to be incredible, and I can’t wait to meet and learn from everyone 🤩

Heads-up, the command to add the new Xcode MCP to Codex is `codex mcp add xcode -- xcrun mcpbridge`, different from what's in the docs.

Swiftsonic '26 Swiftsonic is an iOS & Swift conference in Nashville (aka Music City). It's community-driven, focused on real-world stories, with a music-festival–inspired format.

🎟️ Passes are LIVE for SWIFTSONIC!

🎸 Swift & iOS in Nashville—built like a festival: headliners, openers, live builds, after-hours jams.

🫵🏻 All we need is YOU!

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Swift Craft : Swift Craft 2026 Call for Speakers

SwiftCraft 2026 Call for Speakers is OPEN!

Deadline: Jan 30, 2026
Theme: The *craft* of Swift development

We cover travel, accommodation & conference dinner.
Share your expertise with the UK & European Swift community!

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#SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftCraft

Swiftsonic ’26 Swiftsonic is a community-driven Swift & iOS conference in Nashville with opener × headliner energy.

🎸 Talks run in opener–headliner pairs, spotlighting new voices alongside experienced speakers.



📣 Find out more and apply to speak: CFP is open today!

🔗 swiftsonicconf.com

Brb marking my calendar right now

In the latest Tahoe beta, sign-in prompts show you what source your passkey is from!

@rmondello.com apologies, I apparently took this picture on a potato

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. With how absent my recap blog post still is, just think how fond of it you'll be!

Historically, probably a firmware update

Well, rats, now I really need to hurry up at writing my blog post 😛

Amusingly, this further supports Chris' point that time zones are vindictive and they want him to suffer

Find more talks of our conferences and meetups on 👉 https://async.techconnection.io/ 👈. It's common to hear people talk about "adding accessibility" to their apps, but in many cases the best… Swift Connection 2025 - Ben Freiband - What People Get Wrong with Accessibility

My talk at @swiftconnection.bsky.social has been posted! 😁

Meeting the incredible attendees and speakers was just as much a delight as presenting for the first time, so thank you to everyone who made it such a great experience!

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I loved watching this recording two hours from now!

YouTube video by SwiftLeeds Don't Let Time Zones Ruin Your Day - Chris Wu | SwiftLeeds 2025

My talk from @swiftleeds.co.uk has been posted!! 😱

I had to force myself to apply for this (my first talk ever) but I'm so glad that I did because it was an incredible experience.

Thank you Swift Leeds team!

Blog post coming eventually...

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I was in the middle of writing a heartfelt message about how we worked toward our talks together 😂 Rudeeeeee

@robinkanatzar.bsky.social did you go straight there from Swift Connection?? 👀

Ben, standing at a podium in a Duo shirt, giving a talk

Yesterday, I made my debut as a speaker at @swiftconnection.bsky.social in Paris, and I’m so excited I got to talk about accessibility on iOS! With so many other great talks, and a lovely audience, the entire experience was a delight. I mightttt just have to keep speaking 😊

failed an email phishing test at work. just been informed i have to redo the phishing training, via an email they sent asking to click on a link.

im not falling for that one again haha.

Incredible talks at Swift Connection so far on day 1! I want to name names, but everyone is crushing it

Somehow it’s happening already, and I’m flying out tonight for @swiftconnection.bsky.social next week! Say hi if you’re in the area or hit me with any food recommendations 😄

“Nightmare @mattheaney23.bsky.social can’t hurt you”
Chris: “Hold my beer”

If you need another reason to make sure your app’s permission usage descriptions are informative, remember that all of your permission prompts will be shown immediately if someone adds your app to Assistive Access – all without having the context of the running app

Oops. I started a blog. Why would I do a silly thing like that? Why does anyone do anything? Connection? A desire to share knowledge? Boredom? I’ve started attending conferences. I didn’t wake up one morning a…

Accidentally wrote an entire blog post about going to @deepdishswift.com and meeting awesome people and realizing I wanted to speak at conferences.

So I needed a blog to post it on! Check it out if you want :)
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Unless you’re missing it to see @chriswu.com present at Swift Leeds. That is acceptable.

So, there are some really awesome people speaking at @swiftconnection.bsky.social in October… and I’ll be making my international speaking debut there too! Don’t miss it 😄🇫🇷

CommunityKit AppJam · Luma Join us and the development community for CommunityKit's inaugural AppJam! In coordination with the beginning of RevenueCat's Shipaton, spend a weekend…

Join #CommunityKitAppJam THIS WEEKEND!
If you’ve wanted to participate in @revenuecat.com Shipaton, and don’t know where to start, now you’ve found it!
Join us throughout the week in Discord and get started shipping 🚢
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If both AirPods were consistently detected, I wonder if we’d have world peace

So excited to join the team! Make sure to swing by AppJam for a good time and to ship the idea you’ve been considering 😄