Empower Apps

Leo Dion, Principal CEO and Swift Developer at BrightDigit
Empower Apps

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. Swift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeaux

    12 FEB

    Swift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeaux

    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. Guest Marc Prud'hommeaux (@marcprux@mastodon.social) - MastodonMarc Prud'hommeaux | LinkedIn@marcprux.bsky.social — Blueskymarcprux (Marc Prud'hommeaux) | GitHub Announcements Join Bushel BetaJoin our Patreon!Newsletters | BrightDigitLinks skip.tools (@skiptools@mas.to) - mas.toskipapp-showcaseskiptools/skipapp-showcase: Sample Skip app demonstrating SkipUI components for iOS and AndroidSkip Showcase - Apps on Google PlaySwift Everywhere: Bringing Swift Packages to AndroidSwift on Android Working Group - Community Showcase - Swift ForumsFOSDEM 2025 - A Free Software App Store for iOS: the App Fair Project's perspective on the DMARelated Episodes Swift Toolkit with Natan RolnikSwift, Server Side, Serverless with Sébastien StormacqLudicrous Types with Nick LockwoodWe Have All The Heroes with Stefano MondinoSwiftly Tooling with Pol Piella AbadiaSwift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosSwift Package Manager Super Powers with Marco EidingerObjective-C Today with Graham LeeSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - 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) - Origins of Skip.Tools (07:59) - Technical Deep Dive: Swift to Kotlin (27:31) - Swift on Android Working Group (31:37) - Transpiled vs. Natively Compiled Swift (42:32) - Skip Showcase and Practical Applications (51:33) - What is FOSDEM? Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    56 min
  2. Moving Forward 2025

    25 JAN

    Moving Forward 2025

    What a wild ride 2024 was - from big life changes to surprising shifts in Apple development, I'm sharing the story of what went down this year. After navigating job hunts, tech trends, and some unexpected wins (and losses), I've got some insights about where we're headed in 2025, plus some exciting opportunities for you Swift folks! Announcements Join Bushel BetaJoin our Patreon!Newsletters | BrightDigitNow Hiring! macOS, watchOS, HealthKit and more...!Links Being Sendable with SwiftDataUsing ModelActor in SwiftDataSwiftData CRUD Operations with ModelActorbrightdigit/DataThespian: Concurrency-Friendly SwiftDataApple is pausing notification summaries for news in the latest iOS 18.3 betaEven Apple wasn’t able to make VR headsets mainstream in 2024How does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World? - Leo DionSwift & Interoperability - Tony Parker & Ben CohenRelated Episodes Swift Toolkit with Natan RolnikChatGPTovski with Kris SlazinskiIt Depends with Brandon WilliamsSwift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosSwiftUI Field Guide with Chris EidhofFear of the Main Thread with Matt MasicottePosture Island with Jordi BruinSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - 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 (01:07) - Job Market (04:13) - Apple Stuff (08:51) - Analytics Review (11:10) - Future Plans Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    17 min
  3. Fear of the Main Thread with Matt Masicotte

    31/12/2024

    Fear of the Main Thread with Matt Masicotte

    Matt Masicotte comes on the show to clear up all our misconceptions about concurrency in Swift 6. 😑 Guest Matt Massicotte - @mattiem@mastodon.socialmassicotte.org | I write stuff here.Matt Massicotte (@massicotte.org) — Blueskymattmassicotte (Matt Massicotte)Matt Massicotte | LinkedInMatt Massicotte (@mattie) / XAnnouncements BrightDigit 103 - 🎁 Early Black Friday Deals50% off first year of Bushel Pro25% off Patreon Membership - Use Code 64632Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Newsletters | BrightDigitLinks [Pitch] Inherit isolation by default for async functions - Evolution / Pitches - Swift ForumsSwift concurrency: Behind the scenes - WWDC21 - Videos - Apple DeveloperConcurrency Step-by-Step: A Network RequestConcurrency Step-by-Step: Reading from StorageMaking Mistakes with Swift ConcurrencyBeing Sendable with SwiftDataSwift 6 Incomplete Migration Guide for DummiesUsing ModelActor in SwiftDataNon-Sendable types are cool too you knowProblematic Swift Concurrency PatternsSE-0430: sending parameter and result valuesSE-0431: @isolated(any) Function TypesSE-0434: Usability of global-actor-isolated typesSo how does this whole @preconcurrency thing work?Related Episodes Async, Await, and Combine with Marin TodorovAwaiting for Async with Vincent PradeillesEdge of Concurrency with Matt MassicotteOpen and Extensible with Matt MassicottePractical Year - Part 1 with Donny WalsPractical Year - Part 2 with Donny WalsThe Case of the Crimson Test Suite with Daniel SteinbergWWDC Notes with Cihat GündüzSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - 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) - Concurrency in Swift 6: Challenges and Adoption (16:47) - Swift 6.1 (25:47) - Understanding Sendable Types (36:31) - Future of Swift and Xcode Enhancements Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    43 min
  4. Practical Year - Part 2 with Donny Wals

    24/12/2024

    Practical Year - Part 2 with Donny Wals

    Part 2 of our chat with Donny - we discuss the job market, AI, Vision Pro, and of course Swift UI. Guest Donny WalsDonny Wals 👾 (@donnywals.bsky.social) — BlueskyDonny Wals 👾 (@DonnyWals) / Xdonny wals - YouTubeDonny Wals (@donnywals@chaos.social) - chaos.socialDonny Wals | LinkedInAnnouncements BrightDigit 103 - 🎁 Early Black Friday Deals50% off first year of Bushel Pro25% off Patreon Membership - Use Code 64632Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Newsletters | BrightDigitLinks Practical Swift Concurrency - Make the most out of Concurrency in Swift 6 and beyondSwiftData | Fatbobman's Blogbrightdigit/DataThespian: Concurrency-Friendly SwiftDataMan vs Machine: Can ChatGPT write better SwiftUI than you? - iOS Conf SG 2023Related Episodes Practical Entrepreneur with Donny WalsDebugging Your Job Search with Jaim ZuberThe Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 2 with Ben ScheirmanThe Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 1 with Ben ScheirmanThe Case of the Crimson Test Suite with Daniel SteinbergEdge of Concurrency with Matt MassicotteIt Depends with Brandon WilliamsPractical Combine with Donny WalsSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - 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) - SwiftUI (03:02) - Vision Pro (08:22) - AI (14:26) - Job Market Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    23 min
  5. Practical Year - Part 1 with Donny Wals

    19/12/2024

    Practical Year - Part 1 with Donny Wals

    Donny comes on yet again to give his thoughts on 2024 - Swift Data, Swift Testing and Swift Macros while we mourn the death of Combine. Guest Donny WalsDonny Wals 👾 (@donnywals.bsky.social) — BlueskyDonny Wals 👾 (@DonnyWals) / Xdonny wals - YouTubeDonny Wals (@donnywals@chaos.social) - chaos.socialDonny Wals | LinkedInAnnouncements BrightDigit 103 - 🎁 Early Black Friday Deals50% off first year of Bushel Pro25% off Patreon Membership - Use Code 64632Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Newsletters | BrightDigitLinks Practical Swift Concurrency - Make the most out of Concurrency in Swift 6 and beyondSwiftData | Fatbobman's Blogbrightdigit/DataThespian: Concurrency-Friendly SwiftDataRelated Episodes Practical Entrepreneur with Donny WalsDebugging Your Job Search with Jaim ZuberThe Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 2 with Ben ScheirmanThe Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 1 with Ben ScheirmanThe Case of the Crimson Test Suite with Daniel SteinbergEdge of Concurrency with Matt MassicotteIt Depends with Brandon WilliamsPractical Combine with Donny WalsSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - 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) - Bushel 2.0 (00:37) - Swift Data (09:37) - Swift Testing and Macros (14:37) - Swift Concurrency (25:33) - Combine ☠️ Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    32 min
  6. Swift, Server Side, Serverless with Sébastien Stormacq

    02/12/2024

    Swift, Server Side, Serverless with Sébastien Stormacq

    Sébastien Stormacq joins us to talk about AWS Lambda and Swift - what does "Serverless" mean, how deployment works, and how to get started. Guest Sébastien ☁ Stormacq 🇺🇦 (@sebsto) / XSeb @ AWS (@sebsto.bsky.social) — BlueskySébastien ☁ (Seb) Stormacq | LinkedInGithub - sebsto (Sébastien Stormacq)Sebastien Stormacq (@sebstormacq) • Threads, Say moreSebastien Stormacq (@sebsto@awscommunity.social) - AWSCommunity.socialAnnouncements BrightDigit 103 - 🎁 Early Black Friday Deals50% off first year of Bushel Pro25% off Patreon Membership - Use Code 64632Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!Newsletters | BrightDigitLinks swift-server/swift-aws-lambda-runtime: Swift implementation of AWS Lambda RuntimeGetting started with IAM - AWS Identity and Access ManagementSwift, Server-Side, Serverless - Sébastien StormacqJust Save a File, It's Easy, Right?! - Mikaela CaronRelated Episodes Full Stack Lyriq with Adegboyega OlusunmadeLudicrous Types with Nick LockwoodVoice in a Can with Damian MehersSwift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosPixelBlitz in Public with Martin LasekSwift Package Index with Dave Verwer and Sven SchmidtBackend Decisions with Mikaela CaronSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - 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) - Understanding AWS Lambda and Serverless Computin (12:07) - Getting Started with AWS Lambda in Swift (21:17) - Understanding AWS Security and Authorization (27:36) - Developing and Deploying Swift on AWS Lambda (32:42) - Testing and Integration with AWS Services Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    44 min
  7. Swift Toolkit with Natan Rolnik

    22/11/2024

    Swift Toolkit with Natan Rolnik

    Natan Rolnik from swifttoolkit.dev and I chatted about building tools in Swift, ArgumentParser, Swift Package Manager, and more. Guest Natan RolnikNatan Rolnik (@natanrolnik) / XNatan Rolnik (@natanrolnik@mastodon.social) - MastodonNatan Rolnik | KodecoNatan Rolnik | LinkedInNatan Rolnik (@natanrolnik) • Instagram photos and videosnatanrolnik (Natan Rolnik) | Github Announcements Need help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!BrightDigit #100 - Top 10 Emails Ever! 🎉🚀Newsletters | BrightDigitSwift LiveCoding - Adding Screen Recording to BushelHow does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World? - Leo DionLinks SwiftToolkit.devSwift Toolkit.dev (@swifttoolkit@mastodon.social) - Mastodon@SwiftToolkit (X)Swift Toolkit | GithubA Different Approach Using the Swift Argument ParserCopy On Write and the Swift-CowBox MacroSupporting Interactive Input in CLI Tools Using Property WrappersUnderstanding Colors and Styles in Terminal Outputapple/swift-argument-parser: Straightforward, type-safe argument parsing for Swiftvapor/console-kit: 💻 APIs for creating interactive CLI tools.patriksvensson/spectre-kit: A Swift framework that makes it easier to create beautiful console applications.rensbreur/SwiftTUI: SwiftUI for terminal applicationsbrightdigit/PackageDSL: Simplify the management of your Package.swift file with PackageDSLRelated Episodes Ludicrous Types with Nick LockwoodWWDC Notes with Cihat GündüzHacking with Ignite with Paul HudsonWe Have All The Heroes with Stefano MondinoSwiftly Tooling with Pol Piella AbadiaSwift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosSupercharged with Pedro PiñeraSwift Package Index with Dave Verwer and Sven SchmidtBackend Decisions with Mikaela CaronDeveloper Productivity with Rudrank RiyamSwift Package Manager Super Powers with Marco EidingerExpert Swift with Shai MishaliSocial Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - 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) - Nathan's Work and Contribution (05:14) - Deep Dive into Swift CLI Tools (19:09) - Understanding Copy-on-Write in Swift (23:42) - Practical Applications and Performance Considerations (26:30) - Swift Package Manager and Development Tools Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    40 min
  8. Full Stack Lyriq with Adegboyega Olusunmade

    15/11/2024

    Full Stack Lyriq with Adegboyega Olusunmade

    Adegboyega Olusunmade joins to talk about building his Full Stack Swift app Lyriq and what did he learn along the way: the differences between building an iOS app and a server app to deploying a server application. Guest Adegboyega Olusunmade (@AdeOlusunmade) / XAnnouncements Need help with your projects this year? BrightDigit has openings.Join Bushel BetaJoin our Brand New Patreon Page!BrightDigit #100 - Top 10 Emails Ever! 🎉🚀Newsletters | BrightDigitSwift LiveCoding - Adding Screen Recording to BushelHow does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World? - Leo DionLinks Doforlove & Co.LyriqLyriq on the App StoreGlad MindGlad Mind on the App StoreThe Adventures and Misadventures of Building a Trivia app with Vapor - Adegboyega OlusunmadeVaporDeploy app servers close to your users · FlyCloud Application Platform | HerokuRelated Episodes Ludicrous Types with Nick LockwoodVoice in a Can with Damian MehersCan you Vision Pro in Objective-C with Danielle LewisSwift Student Challenge with Dezmond BlairPlinky with Joe FabisevichSwift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosSwift Package Index with Dave Verwer and Sven SchmidtHow to Learn New APIs with Stewart Lynch - Part 2Social Media Emailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigit Twitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdion LinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - 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) - Building Lyriq: Challenges and Decisions (16:55) - Exploring Swift and Database Management (22:24) - Transitioning from iOS to Server-Side Swift Thanks to our monthly supporters Bertram Eber Edward Sanchez Satoshi Mitsumori Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    31 min
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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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  • Creator
    Leo Dion, Principal CEO and Swift Developer at BrightDigit
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    196
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    Clean
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    © Bright Digit, LLC 2018
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    Empower Apps

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