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Articles and video tutorials about tooling and server side in Swift
In this month's Dev Conversations, Pierluigi Cifani joins us to discuss Swift on Android - something he's been working on and shipping apps with.
Tune in to hear the pros and cons of cross-platform Swift, and why he chose Swift on Android over KMM
www.swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-pier
Tune in to hear the pros and cons of cross-platform Swift, and why he chose Swift on Android over KMM
www.swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-pier
Dev Conversations #15: Pierluigi Cifani
Swift on Android: pros & cons and the technical challenges of using Swift beyond iOS.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In this month's Dev Conversations, Pierluigi Cifani joins us to discuss Swift on Android - something he's been working on and shipping apps with.
Tune in to hear the pros and cons of cross-platform Swift, and why he chose Swift on Android over KMM
www.swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-pier
Tune in to hear the pros and cons of cross-platform Swift, and why he chose Swift on Android over KMM
www.swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-pier
Learn how to use the Valkey client in Swift, a package by Adam Fowler
From local Docker setup to serverless deployment with AWS Lambda & ElastiCache. Featuring live examples with interactive counters powered by Valkey 🚀
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/valkey...
From local Docker setup to serverless deployment with AWS Lambda & ElastiCache. Featuring live examples with interactive counters powered by Valkey 🚀
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/valkey...
The Valkey Swift Package: from Local to Serverless
Learn how to use the open source, in-memory cache alternative to Redis in your Swift applications
SwiftToolkit.dev
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Learn how to use the Valkey client in Swift, a package by Adam Fowler
From local Docker setup to serverless deployment with AWS Lambda & ElastiCache. Featuring live examples with interactive counters powered by Valkey 🚀
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/valkey...
From local Docker setup to serverless deployment with AWS Lambda & ElastiCache. Featuring live examples with interactive counters powered by Valkey 🚀
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/valkey...
🎙️ In this month's Dev Conversations, @avanderlee.com shares his journey from Flash developer to indie success!
Hear more about the technical challenges behind RocketSim, his approach to blogging, and tips for a successful migration to Swift 6's concurrency.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-ant...
Hear more about the technical challenges behind RocketSim, his approach to blogging, and tips for a successful migration to Swift 6's concurrency.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-ant...
Dev Conversations #14: Antoine van Der Lee
From Flash developer to indie success, the creator of SwiftLee and RocketSim shares his journey
SwiftToolkit.dev
September 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🎙️ In this month's Dev Conversations, @avanderlee.com shares his journey from Flash developer to indie success!
Hear more about the technical challenges behind RocketSim, his approach to blogging, and tips for a successful migration to Swift 6's concurrency.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-ant...
Hear more about the technical challenges behind RocketSim, his approach to blogging, and tips for a successful migration to Swift 6's concurrency.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-ant...
🎙️ New Dev Conversations episode with @tiborbodecs.bsky.social !
We dive into Server-Side Swift, enterprise adoption challenges, Vapor & Hummingbird, and his new beginner-friendly Swift book written with his wife. Plus, insights on the future of the ecosystem.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-tibor
We dive into Server-Side Swift, enterprise adoption challenges, Vapor & Hummingbird, and his new beginner-friendly Swift book written with his wife. Plus, insights on the future of the ecosystem.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-tibor
Dev Conversations #13: Tibor Bödecs
A chat on server-side Swift, bringing Swift to enterprise, Vapor vs Hummingbird, and his new book.
SwiftToolkit.dev
August 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🎙️ New Dev Conversations episode with @tiborbodecs.bsky.social !
We dive into Server-Side Swift, enterprise adoption challenges, Vapor & Hummingbird, and his new beginner-friendly Swift book written with his wife. Plus, insights on the future of the ecosystem.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-tibor
We dive into Server-Side Swift, enterprise adoption challenges, Vapor & Hummingbird, and his new beginner-friendly Swift book written with his wife. Plus, insights on the future of the ecosystem.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-tibor
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Since July 2024, I published 55 posts in @swifttoolkit.bsky.social - 4 posts/month, almost weekly 😎
This week I'm skipping to celebrate bday 3.8 🎂🎂
See you next week!
This week I'm skipping to celebrate bday 3.8 🎂🎂
See you next week!
August 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Since July 2024, I published 55 posts in @swifttoolkit.bsky.social - 4 posts/month, almost weekly 😎
This week I'm skipping to celebrate bday 3.8 🎂🎂
See you next week!
This week I'm skipping to celebrate bday 3.8 🎂🎂
See you next week!
Did you know the Swift Argument Parser can generate shell completion scripts automatically? 📖✨
Discover these hidden gems and more advanced features that can make your CLI tools more professional and user-friendly!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/argume...
Discover these hidden gems and more advanced features that can make your CLI tools more professional and user-friendly!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/argume...
Hidden Gems in the Swift Argument Parser - Part I
Discover lesser-known features: shell completion scripts and improving completion suggestions
SwiftToolkit.dev
August 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Did you know the Swift Argument Parser can generate shell completion scripts automatically? 📖✨
Discover these hidden gems and more advanced features that can make your CLI tools more professional and user-friendly!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/argume...
Discover these hidden gems and more advanced features that can make your CLI tools more professional and user-friendly!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/argume...
🚀 The Swift AWS Lambda Runtime V2 beta is here!
New features include background execution for better performance, streaming responses for real-time apps, and service lifecycle support.
Check out the article, its sample project, and videos to see it in action!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/lambda...
New features include background execution for better performance, streaming responses for real-time apps, and service lifecycle support.
Check out the article, its sample project, and videos to see it in action!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/lambda...
What’s New in the Lambda V2 Runtime (Beta)
Explore the new features: background execution, streaming responses, and more
SwiftToolkit.dev
August 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🚀 The Swift AWS Lambda Runtime V2 beta is here!
New features include background execution for better performance, streaming responses for real-time apps, and service lifecycle support.
Check out the article, its sample project, and videos to see it in action!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/lambda...
New features include background execution for better performance, streaming responses for real-time apps, and service lifecycle support.
Check out the article, its sample project, and videos to see it in action!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/lambda...
From Flash animations in Brazil to iOS infrastructure at Spotify, in Sweden. Meet Bruno Rocha, the iOS developer behind SwiftRocks.com.
Tune in to hear more about Bazel, the SE-290 proposal, reverse engineering and more!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-bru...
Tune in to hear more about Bazel, the SE-290 proposal, reverse engineering and more!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-bru...
Dev Conversations #12: Bruno Rocha
From game design in Brazil to iOS infrastructure at Spotify
SwiftToolkit.dev
August 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
From Flash animations in Brazil to iOS infrastructure at Spotify, in Sweden. Meet Bruno Rocha, the iOS developer behind SwiftRocks.com.
Tune in to hear more about Bazel, the SE-290 proposal, reverse engineering and more!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-bru...
Tune in to hear more about Bazel, the SE-290 proposal, reverse engineering and more!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-bru...
Learn how to create a tool that monitors file changes using the FileMonitor package (by Kris Simon) and its AsyncStream API.
Ideal for building hot-reload tools, build triggers, or any app that needs to react to file system events!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/file-m...
Ideal for building hot-reload tools, build triggers, or any app that needs to react to file system events!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/file-m...
Reacting to File Changes
Monitor changes to a specific file in Swift using the FileMonitor package
SwiftToolkit.dev
July 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Learn how to create a tool that monitors file changes using the FileMonitor package (by Kris Simon) and its AsyncStream API.
Ideal for building hot-reload tools, build triggers, or any app that needs to react to file system events!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/file-m...
Ideal for building hot-reload tools, build triggers, or any app that needs to react to file system events!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/file-m...
Another fun Let's Build post is up!
This time, we're rebuilding, with last week's Terminal Utilities, the famous Matrix Code effect for the Terminal: ⚡ Digital Rain ⚡
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/lb-dig...
This time, we're rebuilding, with last week's Terminal Utilities, the famous Matrix Code effect for the Terminal: ⚡ Digital Rain ⚡
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/lb-dig...
July 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Another fun Let's Build post is up!
This time, we're rebuilding, with last week's Terminal Utilities, the famous Matrix Code effect for the Terminal: ⚡ Digital Rain ⚡
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/lb-dig...
This time, we're rebuilding, with last week's Terminal Utilities, the famous Matrix Code effect for the Terminal: ⚡ Digital Rain ⚡
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/lb-dig...
A little teaser from this week's post 👀 🕶️
July 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A little teaser from this week's post 👀 🕶️
Have you ever wondered how CLI apps can have animations?
Discover the techniques behind them - accessing window size, deleting characters, hiding and showing the cursor - to make more engaging tools!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/termin...
Discover the techniques behind them - accessing window size, deleting characters, hiding and showing the cursor - to make more engaging tools!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/termin...
July 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Have you ever wondered how CLI apps can have animations?
Discover the techniques behind them - accessing window size, deleting characters, hiding and showing the cursor - to make more engaging tools!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/termin...
Discover the techniques behind them - accessing window size, deleting characters, hiding and showing the cursor - to make more engaging tools!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/termin...
🎙️ In this month's episode, Finn Voorhees joins us to talk about PlaydateKit 🎮, which wraps the Playdate C SDK with Swift for Embedded.
We also talk about CLI tools, and how his latest one, yap, achieves faster speech-to-text than OpenAI's Whisper.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-finn
We also talk about CLI tools, and how his latest one, yap, achieves faster speech-to-text than OpenAI's Whisper.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-finn
Dev Conversations #11: Finn Voorhees
The author of PlaydateKit discusses embedded Swift game development and CLI tools with macOS frameworks
SwiftToolkit.dev
June 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🎙️ In this month's episode, Finn Voorhees joins us to talk about PlaydateKit 🎮, which wraps the Playdate C SDK with Swift for Embedded.
We also talk about CLI tools, and how his latest one, yap, achieves faster speech-to-text than OpenAI's Whisper.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-finn
We also talk about CLI tools, and how his latest one, yap, achieves faster speech-to-text than OpenAI's Whisper.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/dc-finn
WWDC 2025 brought news also outside Apple platforms.
We took the new Swift Container tool for a spin, and it looks promising!
In this article, we'll learn how to build a Linux-compatible image of a Vapor app, and deploy it - all without Docker!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/contai...
We took the new Swift Container tool for a spin, and it looks promising!
In this article, we'll learn how to build a Linux-compatible image of a Vapor app, and deploy it - all without Docker!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/contai...
The New Container Tool: Docker-free Swift on Linux?
WWDC 2025 brings news also outside Apple platforms
SwiftToolkit.dev
June 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
WWDC 2025 brought news also outside Apple platforms.
We took the new Swift Container tool for a spin, and it looks promising!
In this article, we'll learn how to build a Linux-compatible image of a Vapor app, and deploy it - all without Docker!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/contai...
We took the new Swift Container tool for a spin, and it looks promising!
In this article, we'll learn how to build a Linux-compatible image of a Vapor app, and deploy it - all without Docker!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/contai...
This month, our special thanks once again to Appcircle, for supporting us during the month of June.
In this dedicated page we describe how Appcircle offers solutions that go beyond just a CI platform.
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In this dedicated page we describe how Appcircle offers solutions that go beyond just a CI platform.
swifttoolkit.dev/sponsors/app...
[Sponsor] Appcircle: Enterprise-Grade Mobile CI/CD Platform
Build, Test, and Publish Your Way: In the Cloud or Fully Self-Hosted, Your Choice.
SwiftToolkit.dev
June 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This month, our special thanks once again to Appcircle, for supporting us during the month of June.
In this dedicated page we describe how Appcircle offers solutions that go beyond just a CI platform.
swifttoolkit.dev/sponsors/app...
In this dedicated page we describe how Appcircle offers solutions that go beyond just a CI platform.
swifttoolkit.dev/sponsors/app...
Discover how to analyze your iOS .ipa bundles using the Rosalind Swift package, by @tuist.dev
In this article, learn how to build a CLI tool to get detailed insights into your app’s size and structure - perfect for CI, release checks, and more.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/rosali...
In this article, learn how to build a CLI tool to get detailed insights into your app’s size and structure - perfect for CI, release checks, and more.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/rosali...
Analyze .ipa Bundles with Rosalind
Gain insights into your app's size and contents with a custom CLI tool.
SwiftToolkit.dev
June 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Discover how to analyze your iOS .ipa bundles using the Rosalind Swift package, by @tuist.dev
In this article, learn how to build a CLI tool to get detailed insights into your app’s size and structure - perfect for CI, release checks, and more.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/rosali...
In this article, learn how to build a CLI tool to get detailed insights into your app’s size and structure - perfect for CI, release checks, and more.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/rosali...
Skip the hassle of pre-compiled binaries!
🚀 Learn how to use Mise to install Swift CLI tools directly from source. Build, install, and manage your Swift executables with a single command.
Great for teams wanting consistent tooling, not only with Swift tools!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/mise-s...
🚀 Learn how to use Mise to install Swift CLI tools directly from source. Build, install, and manage your Swift executables with a single command.
Great for teams wanting consistent tooling, not only with Swift tools!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/mise-s...
Installing Swift Executables From Source With Mise
Using Mise's SPM backend, eliminate the need for pre-compiled binaries.
SwiftToolkit.dev
June 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Skip the hassle of pre-compiled binaries!
🚀 Learn how to use Mise to install Swift CLI tools directly from source. Build, install, and manage your Swift executables with a single command.
Great for teams wanting consistent tooling, not only with Swift tools!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/mise-s...
🚀 Learn how to use Mise to install Swift CLI tools directly from source. Build, install, and manage your Swift executables with a single command.
Great for teams wanting consistent tooling, not only with Swift tools!
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/mise-s...
🎙️ New Dev Conversations episode with Shai Mishali
From RxSwift to Combine and Swift concurrency, open source wisdom, and navigating the AI revolution in iOS development. And the dessert: his WWDC 2025 wishlist!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-shai
From RxSwift to Combine and Swift concurrency, open source wisdom, and navigating the AI revolution in iOS development. And the dessert: his WWDC 2025 wishlist!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-shai
Dev Conversations #9: Shai Mishali
Shai shares his insights on Swift concurrency evolution, AI tooling, and his WWDC 2025 wishlist.
SwiftToolkit.dev
May 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🎙️ New Dev Conversations episode with Shai Mishali
From RxSwift to Combine and Swift concurrency, open source wisdom, and navigating the AI revolution in iOS development. And the dessert: his WWDC 2025 wishlist!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-shai
From RxSwift to Combine and Swift concurrency, open source wisdom, and navigating the AI revolution in iOS development. And the dessert: his WWDC 2025 wishlist!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-shai
Ever wondered how to handle piped input in your Swift command-line tools?
Discover how to detect, read, and process standard input, with a simple example of pretty-printing JSON!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/pipe
Discover how to detect, read, and process standard input, with a simple example of pretty-printing JSON!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/pipe
Reading Piped Input in Swift Executables
How to detect and read piped input in Swift, with async/await support
SwiftToolkit.dev
May 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Ever wondered how to handle piped input in your Swift command-line tools?
Discover how to detect, read, and process standard input, with a simple example of pretty-printing JSON!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/pipe
Discover how to detect, read, and process standard input, with a simple example of pretty-printing JSON!
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/pipe
PrettyPrint: The 2nd tool in our Let's Build series!
Tired of ugly CLI output? We built a zero-dependency package that makes your Swift data beautiful and more readable in the terminal, similar to Swift's dump.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/LB-pre...
Tired of ugly CLI output? We built a zero-dependency package that makes your Swift data beautiful and more readable in the terminal, similar to Swift's dump.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/LB-pre...
Let's Build: PrettyPrint, a Better CLI Output
Writing a more customizable version of Swift's dump
SwiftToolkit.dev
May 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
PrettyPrint: The 2nd tool in our Let's Build series!
Tired of ugly CLI output? We built a zero-dependency package that makes your Swift data beautiful and more readable in the terminal, similar to Swift's dump.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/LB-pre...
Tired of ugly CLI output? We built a zero-dependency package that makes your Swift data beautiful and more readable in the terminal, similar to Swift's dump.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/LB-pre...
Shoutout to Appcircle for supporting our content in the next 3 weeks!
As mobile CI/CD workflows gain traction, security risks can quietly slip into every stage of the process. Check the post on their blog to strengthen your CI/CD pipeline:
appcircle.io/blog/mobile-...
As mobile CI/CD workflows gain traction, security risks can quietly slip into every stage of the process. Check the post on their blog to strengthen your CI/CD pipeline:
appcircle.io/blog/mobile-...
Mobile CI/CD Security: Top 5 Best Practices - Appcircle Blog
Explore the top 5 mobile CI/CD security best practices to protect your CI/CD pipelines, secure secrets, and prevent unauthorized access.
appcircle.io
May 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Shoutout to Appcircle for supporting our content in the next 3 weeks!
As mobile CI/CD workflows gain traction, security risks can quietly slip into every stage of the process. Check the post on their blog to strengthen your CI/CD pipeline:
appcircle.io/blog/mobile-...
As mobile CI/CD workflows gain traction, security risks can quietly slip into every stage of the process. Check the post on their blog to strengthen your CI/CD pipeline:
appcircle.io/blog/mobile-...
Tired of the complex setup needed to test Swift HTTP Lambdas? Learn how to use Hummingbird-Lambda to create a modular architecture, working in a local server and AWS Lambda.
Check out this blog post with practical code examples and architectural insights.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/local-...
Check out this blog post with practical code examples and architectural insights.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/local-...
Developing Swift HTTP Lambdas Locally
Testing Lambdas locally can be a pain. A different approach can make it easier.
SwiftToolkit.dev
May 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Tired of the complex setup needed to test Swift HTTP Lambdas? Learn how to use Hummingbird-Lambda to create a modular architecture, working in a local server and AWS Lambda.
Check out this blog post with practical code examples and architectural insights.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/local-...
Check out this blog post with practical code examples and architectural insights.
swifttoolkit.dev/posts/local-...
🎙️For the 9th episode of Dev Conversations, @nicklockwood.com joins us to share his journey into programming: his work on SwiftFormat, thoughts on maintaining motivation in programming, and what he thinks is missing in Swift.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-nick
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-nick
Dev Conversations #9: Nick Lockwood
The creator of SwiftFormat shares his journey from web development to being a key contributor to the Swift ecosystem
SwiftToolkit.dev
May 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🎙️For the 9th episode of Dev Conversations, @nicklockwood.com joins us to share his journey into programming: his work on SwiftFormat, thoughts on maintaining motivation in programming, and what he thinks is missing in Swift.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-nick
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/dc-nick
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Join us at the Swift Server Meetup on April 28th! We've got some cool talks that guide you through creating and deploying a Swift backend from start to finish.
youtube.com/live/Kis9rrt...
youtube.com/live/Kis9rrt...
Swift Server Meetup #4
Swift Server Side Meetup #04 – Going Cloud Native with Swift
📅 April 28th, 2025
🕙 10am Cupertino / 18h London / 19h Paris-Brussels
🌐 Online Event – no registration needed
The fourth edition of the Sw...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Join us at the Swift Server Meetup on April 28th! We've got some cool talks that guide you through creating and deploying a Swift backend from start to finish.
youtube.com/live/Kis9rrt...
youtube.com/live/Kis9rrt...
Discover Sake 🍶 - no, not the Japanese beverage - the Swift alternative to Makefiles
Built by Vaisiliy Kattouf, it allows you to write tasks as Swift code instead of shell scripts. Learn how to automate linting, formatting, and more in this hands-on guide.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/sake-1
Built by Vaisiliy Kattouf, it allows you to write tasks as Swift code instead of shell scripts. Learn how to automate linting, formatting, and more in this hands-on guide.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/sake-1
Sake 🍶: Swift-powered Command Management - Part I
Write your project's tasks in Swift, and run them with Sake
SwiftToolkit.dev
April 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Discover Sake 🍶 - no, not the Japanese beverage - the Swift alternative to Makefiles
Built by Vaisiliy Kattouf, it allows you to write tasks as Swift code instead of shell scripts. Learn how to automate linting, formatting, and more in this hands-on guide.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/sake-1
Built by Vaisiliy Kattouf, it allows you to write tasks as Swift code instead of shell scripts. Learn how to automate linting, formatting, and more in this hands-on guide.
SwiftToolkit.dev/posts/sake-1