Ben Freiband

I’ve wanted to put this talk into the world for years. With rapid-fire industry and tech changes, how can you keep building not just quickly, but with learning and enjoyment? I absolutely can’t wait to share and see everyone at Swiftsonic!

I’m seeing so many friends’ apps on the iOS 27 lists, and it’s making me so happy

Dammit it’s gonna be SO much more confusing now when I say I work at Duo

It’s happening! Don’t miss the inaugural Swiftsonic 🔥

Just wanted to point out that with Trump attempting to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, the acronym for the Great Lakes would no longer be HOMES. It would be SHAME.

I love that I work a job where “Someone is feeding text from War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, into that request field” is the actual root-cause analysis for unusually large log entries

Here’s the complete setlist for SWIFTSONIC 2026 👇 Put your hands together for your opener and headliner speakers!

Can’t wait to take the stage with these rockstars! See y’all in Nashville 🎸

Still thinking about when @massicotte.org sat down with me at WWDC a few years ago, and walked through structured concurrency with me. Literally have understood it so much better ever since

Just realized Xcode 27 has a built-in markdown editor 🤌

🤫Feeling the eerie quiet after #WWDC26? Lets make some noise together again in November at SWIFTSONIC! 🎸We dropped SWIFTSONIC ROCKSTAR at WWDC where you can beat @swifteves.bsky.social in a guitar duel for a cheaper ticket! Think you can become rock royalty? 🕹️https://swiftsonicconf.com/rockstar/

If Apple is able to identify your contacts in camera roll photos, I wonder what’s stopping them from making it easy to simply share the photos with those people?

It was great learning more about Icon Composer, and the new tools available in the new version of it! Thank you @kylebashour.com for sharing that with all of us

The new carousel-style modal that Apple Pay uses to show your payment methods is such a clever way to show alternatives while keeping a primary item focused

In the Xcode 27 beta, the Xcode MCP now exposes tools for changing active schemes, adding entitlements, adding info.plist files, and much more. It now exposes 47 tools - up from ~20 previously.

Now, with the iOS image cleanup tool, you can Thanos-snap your friends out of the picture

Let it be known that even if he’s not on the clock, RevenueMatt from @RevenueCat.com will materialize if you approach the booth (Otherwise known as @mattheaney23.bsky.social)

⭐️ OPENER ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐️ 👏🏻Put your hands together for our OPENER SPEAKERS at SWIFTSONIC! ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKNg...

oh look @swiftconnection.bsky.social has announced some speakers swiftconnection.io

Tomorrow I begin my journey to Prague for @mdevcamp.bsky.social! I can't think of a better (or at least more in-character) way to be introduced to Prague, than by gathering with a bunch of fellow mobile devs. Looking forward to helping folks cut their teeth on the workings of the iOS Keychain!

I always make sure that my performance self-reflections at work consider my audience. It's important to highlight what management wants to see, in their infinite wisdom 😌 (This is an actual message I sent my boss)

I’m super excited for this one. After days of learning about Apple’s new APIs from WWDC videos, what could be better than an opportunity to discuss, learn, and share!

💸 The APP MONEY LUNCH CLUB presented by RevenueCat is happening! 📱 Talk pricing, subscriptions, paywalls, and growth 🍱 Bring your lunch and join the conversation 💬 No talks, no pitches: just honest app business chat 🎟️ Sign up NOW: luma.com/vv8rdeci

As much as we all love the Xcode MCP permission prompts that never end, you can proxy the MCP so that you’re just approving it once. I do not feel a need to approve it more than once. Once is approvey enough. gist.github.com/bfreiband/db...

The Interface is back WWDC 2026! ✨ Join us as we celebrate past & present Apple Design Award winners and finalists – highlighting the stories and craft behind great products. June 9, 3–6PM, Cupertino.💙 RSVP Here👇 luma.com/j7hmf0gm #WWDC26 #TheInterface #AppleDesignAwards #Design

A quote I heard yesterday: “We need to make it accessible, otherwise AI will have a hard time!” I applaud your commitment to accessibility and invite you to explore further motivations for why it matters (please) (I beg of you)

The sadness of trying to use custom slackmoji in a different app and not being able to do so is unparalleled

@deepdishswift.com had an amazing new speaker lineup this year, but it also brought together the same amazing dev community and friends. Now to simply become a hermit and recharge for the couple months before #WWDC26 when I get to see people again!

I’m so excited to be hosting Swift Small Talks! Our community has SO many clever people doing amazing things, so show up and propose a topic and learn something new! 😊

According to the website, #WWDC26 emails may start going out today! While we’re all hoping for a golden ticket, I’m excited to see everyone in Cupertino regardless. With or without a golden ticket, all are welcome to join the fun at @communitykit.social! 😊

Don’t miss it 😁

✈️ Now boarding: CommunityKit 2026. youtu.be/6guxo7AHrbA

🚨 #WWDC26 is coming! You know what that means: ✈️ Time to clear the runway. 📆 We're back and we'll share more soon! 💻 In the meantime, we’ve got work to do. 👀 communitykit.social

#WWDC26 requests to join are live! Fingers crossed, and excited to see y’all there 😊

Friends don’t let friends store everything in UserDefaults 😉 Can’t wait to dive deep into the keychain with everyone and share some real world examples!

🍕 Deep Dish Swift 2026 is just around the corner... And we have a STACKED lineup announced so far 🤯 And even more to come! Do you have your tickets yet? Get your @deepdishswift.com tickets while you can! 👀 ti.to/deep-dish-sw...

Today I have made zero progress on the things I *should* be doing. But on the other hand, I’ve been wildly successful at over-engineering CI infrastructure for an app I haven’t even released. And you know what? I learned a ton from it :)

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

Get your pass to see @benfreiband.bsky.social LIVE at SWIFTSONIC! dashboard.tito.io/swiftsonic/s...

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.

🎟️ 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! ti.to/swiftsonic/s...

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! swiftcraft.uk/callforspeak... #SwiftLang #iOSDev #SwiftCraft

🎸 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

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

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! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iZ_...

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... www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MXl...