Ben Freiband
@benfreiband.bsky.social
Developer @ Duo Security. Doing iOS and web things. Content quality is guaranteed to be dubious at best. He/him
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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
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
Swift Craft : Swift Craft 2026 Call for Speakers
swiftcraft.uk
January 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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
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
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🎸 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
📣 Find out more and apply to speak: CFP is open today!
🔗 swiftsonicconf.com
Swiftsonic ’26
Swiftsonic is a community-driven Swift & iOS conference in Nashville with opener × headliner energy.
swiftsonicconf.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
🎸 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
📣 Find out more and apply to speak: CFP is open today!
🔗 swiftsonicconf.com
Brb marking my calendar right now
▶️ It's time to push play on something new!
⭐️ @swiftsonicconf.bsky.social is a new iOS & Swift conference coming to Nashville November 20-22, 2026!
🎤 Community-driven, focused on real-world iOS and Swift stories, Sand shaped like a music festival.
👇🏻 More info in the replies!
⭐️ @swiftsonicconf.bsky.social is a new iOS & Swift conference coming to Nashville November 20-22, 2026!
🎤 Community-driven, focused on real-world iOS and Swift stories, Sand shaped like a music festival.
👇🏻 More info in the replies!
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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
@rmondello.com apologies, I apparently took this picture on a potato
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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
@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 😛
I wrote a blog post about my adventure in the UK giving my first conference talk, which was at @swiftleeds.co.uk .
Thanks to @flarup.bsky.social @0xtim.bsky.social @joshdholtz.com and Adam for inspiring me to do this.
chriswu.com/posts/speaki...
Thanks to @flarup.bsky.social @0xtim.bsky.social @joshdholtz.com and Adam for inspiring me to do this.
chriswu.com/posts/speaki...
I Gave My First Conference Talk!
Stories from my first conference talk.
chriswu.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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_...
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_...
Swift Connection 2025 - Ben Freiband - What People Get Wrong with Accessibility
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…
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October 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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_...
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_...
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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...
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...
Don't Let Time Zones Ruin Your Day - Chris Wu | SwiftLeeds 2025
YouTube video by SwiftLeeds
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October 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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...
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...
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 😊
October 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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 😊
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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.
im not falling for that one again haha.
October 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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.
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
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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 😄
October 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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 😄
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
August 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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
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 :)
benfreiband.me/2025/08/18/o...
So I needed a blog to post it on! Check it out if you want :)
benfreiband.me/2025/08/18/o...
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…
benfreiband.me
August 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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 :)
benfreiband.me/2025/08/18/o...
So I needed a blog to post it on! Check it out if you want :)
benfreiband.me/2025/08/18/o...
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 😄🇫🇷
August 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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 😄🇫🇷
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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 🚢
lu.ma/oyvtw770?tk=...
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 🚢
lu.ma/oyvtw770?tk=...
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…
lu.ma
July 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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 🚢
lu.ma/oyvtw770?tk=...
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 🚢
lu.ma/oyvtw770?tk=...
If both AirPods were consistently detected, I wonder if we’d have world peace
July 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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 😄
Well, the cat's out of the bag, huh?
Join us the weekend of August 1st to get the Shipaton started at our very own AppJam!
lu.ma/oyvtw770
Join us the weekend of August 1st to get the Shipaton started at our very own AppJam!
lu.ma/oyvtw770
July 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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 😄
Nice quality-of-life improvement in Xcode 26 if you use SwiftUI previews - the preview panel now preserves the size you made it even if you leave and return to a file with a preview. Previously, it was returning to default width every time
June 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Nice quality-of-life improvement in Xcode 26 if you use SwiftUI previews - the preview panel now preserves the size you made it even if you leave and return to a file with a preview. Previously, it was returning to default width every time
This year’s WWDC was even more incredible than last year’s. But now that I’ve recharged my social battery, I can’t wait to get back to working on new projects :)
June 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This year’s WWDC was even more incredible than last year’s. But now that I’ve recharged my social battery, I can’t wait to get back to working on new projects :)
Love that you included one with me Where’s Waldo-ing 😆 It was so much fun hanging out!
WWDC25 has been my absolute favorite without question.
Loved seeing CommunityKit and iOSDevHappyHour flourish.
This community never ceases to amaze me.
I’ve had a tough couple months and being this happy again almost made me tear up more than once.
Time to start diving into the new additions.
Loved seeing CommunityKit and iOSDevHappyHour flourish.
This community never ceases to amaze me.
I’ve had a tough couple months and being this happy again almost made me tear up more than once.
Time to start diving into the new additions.
June 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Love that you included one with me Where’s Waldo-ing 😆 It was so much fun hanging out!
Thanks everyone who showed up to Code Crawl @ WWDC! It was an awesome crowd and a great time. We can’t wait to see folks next year! Thanks to Adrian and Matt for being amazing co-conspirators
June 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Thanks everyone who showed up to Code Crawl @ WWDC! It was an awesome crowd and a great time. We can’t wait to see folks next year! Thanks to Adrian and Matt for being amazing co-conspirators
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Haha yess! The camera loves him💙 @revenuecat.com @communitykit.bsky.social @joshdholtz.com
@benfreiband.bsky.social
@benfreiband.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Haha yess! The camera loves him💙 @revenuecat.com @communitykit.bsky.social @joshdholtz.com
@benfreiband.bsky.social
@benfreiband.bsky.social
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The glass is totally full: CommunityKit will return in 2026.
June 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The glass is totally full: CommunityKit will return in 2026.
I’m fabulous
We’re doing “RevenueCats Next Top Model” here @communitykit.bsky.social !
@benfreiband.bsky.social @revenuecat.com @joshdholtz.com
@benfreiband.bsky.social @revenuecat.com @joshdholtz.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I’m fabulous
Indie Fair has begun at CommunityKit! Don’t forget to come check out the amazing booths here (I swear I’m not being bribed to post so much, it’s just so fun)
June 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Indie Fair has begun at CommunityKit! Don’t forget to come check out the amazing booths here (I swear I’m not being bribed to post so much, it’s just so fun)