Empower Apps

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.

  1. Everyone Thinks They're Good at Prompting with Joe Fabisevich

    4 days ago

    Everyone Thinks They're Good at Prompting with Joe Fabisevich

    Software development has changed a lot. On today's episode, Joe Fabisevich talks about building with AI without falling into the trap of "work slop," why prompting is a communication skill, where Apple fits in, and Broadcast — his new Swift logging library for developers and AI agents. Guest Build.msJoe Fabisevich :verified: (@mergesort@macaw.social) - Macaw-SocialJoe Fabisevich (@mergesort.me) — BlueskyGithub (@mergesort)https://www.threads.net/@mergesortfabisevi.chRelated Links Artifacts | Fabisevi.chSupporting Markdown Search For LLMsAI (Without the Hype)WorkslopBeing A 1.5-10x Developermergesort/Broadcast: Simple and composable logging for Swift apps, servers, and coding agents.AtLeast — Passive Timer for Apple WatchMonthBar - Track your month's progressRelated Episodes 120% Likely with Cihat GündüzPlatforms State of the Union 2026 with Peter WithamWho's Wendy with Joannis OrlandosActually Really UsefulPractical Year - Part 1 with Donny WalsPlinky with Joe FabisevichChatGPTovski with Kris SlazinskiChapters (00:00) - Work Slop (13:02) - Verifiable Tasks (25:51) - Building Agents (32:06) - Careers & Hiring (43:31) - Daily Setup (53:00) - WWDC 2026 (01:09:07) - AI Economics (01:20:33) - Broadcast Logging WatchClick here to watch a video of this episode. TranscriptClick here to view the episode transcript. Support the Show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★   Thanks to our supporters: Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton  Welcome new supporters: Social Media LinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionMastodon - @leogdion@c.imYouTube - @brightdigitX - @leogdionX - @brightdigitCredits Music from https://filmmusic.io "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    1hr 29min
  2. 120% Likely with Cihat Gündüz

    18 Jun

    120% Likely with Cihat Gündüz

    Cihat Gündüz returns to break down everything from WWDC 2026. We go through Swift 6.4's quality-of-life wins, Apple turning Foundation Models into a full agentic harness, Xcode 27's agent and built-in skills, Device Hub, and where we land on the iPhone Fold. Guest Cihat Gündüz (@Jeehut) / XCihat Gündüz (@Jeehut@iosdev.space) - iOS Dev SpaceCihat Gündüz (@jeehut) on ThreadsFlineDevRelated Links WWDCNotesMy Top 5 AI Wishes for WWDC26 – FlineDevFlineDev/SiteKit: AI-first static site generator written in SwiftQwenLM/Qwen3.6: Qwen3.6 is the large language model series developed by Qwen team, Alibaba Group.Related Episodes Platforms State of the Union 2026 with Peter WithamActually Really UsefulSwift Toolkit with Natan RolnikWWDC Notes with Cihat GündüzHacking with Ignite with Paul HudsonChapters (00:00) - What's New in Swift & SwiftUI (09:09) - SwiftData (14:09) - Foundation Models (28:29) - Xcode 27 (38:09) - AI Costs & the "AI Apocalypse" (48:09) - iPhone Fold WatchClick here to watch a video of this episode. TranscriptClick here to view the episode transcript. Support the Show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★   Thanks to our supporters: Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton  Welcome new supporters: Social Media LinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionMastodon - @leogdion@c.imYouTube - @brightdigitX - @leogdionX - @brightdigitCredits Music from https://filmmusic.io "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    1 hr
  3. Platforms State of the Union 2026 with Peter Witham

    9 Jun

    Platforms State of the Union 2026 with Peter Witham

    Peter Witham joins us to talk about today's Platforms State of the Union. Is Apple Intelligence here? Is Liquid Glass here? Where's John Ternus?  Guest Peter Witham - Developer, Podcaster, StreamerCompileSwift PodcastPeter Witham | LinkedInPeter Witham - YouTubeCompileDev - TwitchPeter Witham (@compileswift) • Instagram photos and videosCompileSwift | FacebookPeter Witham (@Compileswift@iosdev.space) - C.IMPeter Witham - Compileswift.com - TwitterRelated Episode Who's Wendy with Joannis OrlandosActually Really UsefulLive from CommunityKit WWDC 2025 with Matt Massicottev26.0 with Peter WithamFull Stack Things with Werner Jainek and Vojtěch RylkoSOTU 2024 with Peter WithamWWDC Notes with Cihat GündüzChapters WatchClick here to watch a video of this episode. Transcript Support the Show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★   Thanks to our supporters: Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton  Welcome new supporters: Social Media LinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionMastodon - @leogdion@c.imYouTube - @brightdigitX - @leogdionX - @brightdigitCredits Music from https://filmmusic.io "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    40 min
  4. Who's Wendy with Joannis Orlandos

    5 Jun

    Who's Wendy with Joannis Orlandos

    Joannis Orlandos stops by to chat about WendyOS, an operating system for bringing Swift and AI to robots, drones, and edge devices. We get into running Swift on NVIDIA Jetson and Raspberry Pi hardware, the future of cross-platform Swift across Android, Windows, and Wasm, and somehow end up arguing about whether you should let LLMs format your code at all. Guest Joannis OrlandosJoannis Orlandos (@joannis@fosstodon.org) - MastodonJoannis (Joannis Orlandos)Joannis Orlandos | LinkedInJoannis Orlandos (@joanniso.bsky.social) • BlueskyWendyOS — The open-source OS for Physical AIRelated Links Wendy Labs Inc. — GitHubWendyOS DocumentationSwift on Server — Joannis OrlandosHummingbird — Lightweight Swift web frameworkMLX — Apple's array framework for machine learningSwift Android Working Group — Swift ForumsBuild and Packaging Workgroup — Swift.orgSwift EvolutionBringing Swift to Android — GoodnotesRelated Episodes Swift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosSwift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeauxSwift, Server Side, Serverless with Sébastien StormacqChapters (00:00) - What Is WendyOS (05:15) - Swift, Hardware & Getting Started (16:18) - Swift Everywhere: Multi-Platform Future (21:24) - Swift on Windows, SQL Server & WWDC Preview (30:19) - AI, Skill Files & LLM Workflows (42:30) - Swift 6.4 & Wrap-Up WatchClick here to watch a video of this episode. TranscriptClick here to view the episode transcript. Support the Show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★   Thanks to our supporters: Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton  Welcome new supporters: Social Media LinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionMastodon - @leogdion@c.imYouTube - @brightdigitX - @leogdionX - @brightdigitCredits Music from https://filmmusic.io "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    48 min
  5. Actually Really Useful

    3 Jun

    Actually Really Useful

    After ten months away, Leo's back. He covers Swift Craft 2026, the rest of his speaking year (Beer City Code, iOSDevUK), and his honest take on AI dev tooling. Plus updates on MistKit, SyntaxKit, swift-build, MonthBar, and a new watchOS app called AtLeast (in TestFlight now). He's open to work, offering free 30-minute consultations, and a live WWDC 2026 episode is coming. Subscribe so you don't miss it. Related Links Free 30-min consultation — ZcalSwift Craft 2026 — Folkestone, May 2026Beer City Code — Grand Rapids, Aug 14–15, 2026iOSDevUK — Wales, September 2026AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies ItAI-assisted development talk (Boston) — YouTubeMistKit — GitHubSyntaxKit — GitHubswift-build — GitHubMonthBar — month.barAtLeast — atleast.app (TestFlight)Bushel — getbushel.appRelated Episodes Ep 200 — Live from CommunityKit WWDC 2025 with Matt MassicotteEp 199 — v26.0 with Peter WithamEp 178 — SOTU 2024 with Peter WithamEp 196 — Swift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeauxEp 203 — Milk Diary with Kaya ThomasChapters (00:00) - I'm Back (00:43) - Conferences 2026 (03:54) - AI in 2026 (05:59) - Swift Automation (07:34) - Projects 2026 (12:02) - Free Consultation (14:37) - Thank you WatchClick here to watch a video of this episode. TranscriptClick here to view the episode transcript. Support the Show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★   Thanks to our supporters: Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton  Welcome new supporters: Social Media LinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionMastodon - @leogdion@c.imYouTube - @brightdigitX - @leogdionX - @brightdigitCredits Music from https://filmmusic.io "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    16 min
  6. Milk Diary with Kaya Thomas

    31/07/2025

    Milk Diary with Kaya Thomas

    Kaya Thomas (kayathomas.is) comes back after half a decade to tell us about how motherhood inspired her new app Milk Diary (milkdiary.com). She talks about using new APIs like Foundation Models, SpeechAnalyzer, and AlarmKit to handle the complex stuff other  feeding apps miss: intelligent scheduling and reminders, combo feeding that's actually easy to track, hassle-free tracking for twins and smart milk management. Guest Kaya ThomasKaya Thomas (@kayathomas@mastodon.social) - MastodonKaya (@kayathomas.is) — Blueskykmt901 (Kaya Thomas)Kaya Thomas | LinkedInKaya Thomas (@kayathomas.is) • Threads, Say moreMilk Diary AppRelated Links Rob Napier - TIL:AI. Thoughts on AIAI Code Reviews | CodeRabbit | Try for FreeRelated Episodes Notifications with Kaya ThomasLive from CommunityKit WWDC 2025 with Matt MassicottePlinky with Joe FabisevichChatGPTovski with Kris SlazinskiThe Making of Callsheet with Casey LissApples, Glasses, and HAL, Oh My!Social Media LinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionTikTok - @brightdigitMastodon - @leogdion@c.imYoutube - @brightdigitBlueSky - ‪@leogdion.bsky.social‬Twitter Leo - @leogdionTwitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - What is Milk Diary (04:20) - Foundation Models (10:56) - The Feeding App Market (13:59) - Liquid Glass (17:01) - AlarmKit (19:34) - Local and Server Side Storage (22:28) - SpeechAnalyzer (25:13) - Developing with AI Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    34 min
  7. Swift Testing with Rachel Brindle

    18/07/2025

    Swift Testing with Rachel Brindle

    Rachel Brindle, maintainer of Nimble and Quick, comes on to talk about what's new in Swift Testing and what the future of Swift Testing may hold. Guest Rachel BrindleRachel Brindle (@younata@hachyderm.io) - Hachyderm.ioyounata (Rachel Brindle)Rachel Brindle (@rachelbrindle) • Instagram photos and videosRelated Links What's new in Testing, 2025 Editionnalexn/ViewInspector: Runtime introspection and unit testing of SwiftUI viewsQuick/Nimble: A Matcher Framework for Swift and Objective-CQuick/Quick: The Swift (and Objective-C) testing framework.pointfreeco/swift-snapshot-testing: 📸 Delightful Swift snapshot testing.swift-evolution/proposals/testing/NNNN-polling-confirmations.md at younata/testing-polling-expectations · younata/swift-evolutionRelated Episodes Live from CommunityKit WWDC 2025 with Matt MassicotteThe Case of the Crimson Test Suite with Daniel SteinbergEmpowering Accessibility with Via FairchildIt Depends with Brandon WilliamsPractical Year - Part 1 with Donny WalsSwiftUI Tips and Tricks with Craig ClaytonMobile System Design with Tjeerd in 't VeenSocial Media LinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionTikTok - @brightdigitMastodon - @leogdion@c.imYoutube - @brightdigitBlueSky - ‪@leogdion.bsky.social‬Twitter Leo - @leogdionTwitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - Comparing Swift Testing and XCTest (11:08) - SwiftUI Testing (17:37) - Advanced Testing Techniques and Tips (23:47) - Future of Swift Testing Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    39 min
  8. Deconstructing Xcode with xTool with Kabir Oberai

    04/07/2025

    Deconstructing Xcode with xTool with Kabir Oberai

    Kabir Oberai joins us to talk about xTool, Cross-platform Xcode replacement and how Xcode works under the hood to build apps. Guest Kabir OberaiKabir Oberai (@kabiroberai@mastodon.social) - Mastodonhttps://x.com/kabiroberaiAnnouncements macOS Virtual Machine App for Developers - BushelSyntaxKit - More Friendly SwiftSyntax APIPost Show Discussion with Kabir on PatreonBrightDigit NewsletterRelated Links xtool | Documentationxtool-org/xtool: Cross-platform Xcode replacement. Build and deploy iOS apps with SwiftPM on Linux, Windows, macOS.cirruslabs/tart: macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon to use in CI and other automationskabiroberai/node-swift: Create Node modules in SwiftKabir Oberai - Batteries Not Included: Beyond Xcode - YouTubeRelated Episodes Live from CommunityKit WWDC 2025 with Matt Massicottev26.0 with Peter WithamSwift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeauxSwift Toolkit with Natan RolnikSwift Student Challenge with Dezmond BlairWWDC Notes with Cihat GündüzWe Have All The Heroes with Stefano MondinoThe Bushel Holiday SpecialSwiftly Tooling with Pol Piella AbadiaSocial Media LinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionTikTok - @brightdigitMastodon - @leogdion@c.imYoutube - @brightdigitBlueSky - ‪@leogdion.bsky.social‬Twitter Leo - @leogdionTwitter BrightDigit - @brightdigit Credits Music from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - Introduction and Announcements (00:53) - Kabir Oberai and WWDC (06:20) - What is xTool (19:48) - Mastering iOS App Signing (35:57) - Future Plans and Community Contributions Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    41 min
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About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    Leo Dion, Principal CEO and Swift Developer at BrightDigit
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    208
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Bright Digit, LLC 2018
  • Show Website
    Empower Apps

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