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iOS Dev Happy Hour & CommunityKit organizer My latest app is Please Don’t Rain (2023 AppleVis Golden Apple nominee for its accessibility support) Speaking at SwiftLeeds 25. 😳 he/him #accessibility

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · Jul 28

I’m giving my first talk EVER. 😱😳😱

The other speakers: “You’ll love this topic. It will spark joy. 🤗”

Me: “I’m going to be talking about time zones. 💀”

Just kidding of course. Very grateful to the @swiftleeds.co.uk team for picking my talk and giving me this opportunity.

My first trip to the UK!

SwiftLeeds @swiftleeds.co.uk · Jul 28

🪐 NEW SPEAKER 🪐

We are super excited to confirm our next speaker as @chriswu.com 🚀

Chris is a SwiftUI hobbyist has been making apps since 2017. Who is also one of the organisers of @iosdevhappyhour.com and @communitykit.bsky.social ❤️

We can't wait to welcome Chris to SwiftLeeds 👇🏼
swiftleeds.co.uk

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 46m

@acbdev.bsky.social Sorry you couldn't make it to Swift Leeds. Hope to meet you at another one!

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 3h

Next time we’re at the same WWDC again I assume the same thing will happen. 😤

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 4h

This way seems more appropriate.

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 4h

Also, this man hosted a conference on practically no sleep because he had a child born the night before it started!

Congrats to you and your wife, Adam!

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 4h

We were in the same room and didn’t meet. 😐

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 4h

How did I miss that this was your first talk? I’m sure you crushed it and I can’t wait to watch the replay.

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 12h

I wasn’t aware that you had a conference talk coming up. I’m glad it went well for you.

Reposted by Chris Wu 🪐

Ben Freiband @benfreiband.bsky.social · 23h

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 😊

Ben, standing at a podium in a Duo shirt, giving a talk

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 13h

We have finally met!

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 13h

I was about 5 trillion miles outside of my comfort zone this week with my first conference talk (in a different country no less).

Adam and his team at @swiftleeds.co.uk were so supportive.

I definitely want to go back. What a wonderful experience this conference is.

Me and Adam taking a selfie outside the Leeds Playhouse.

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 14h

I MET DONNY WALS 🤯

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 18h

Accessibility crew at @swiftleeds.co.uk !

A group of people posing at Leeds Playhouse. Left to right, top to bottom: Klemens Strasser, in a cream hoodie. Rob Whitaker, with an AC/DC tee. Chris Wu, sporting a blue “Please Don’t Rain” shirt. Me, with a black tee. Robin Kanatzar, wearing a blue-and-white patterned blouse. Bottom row: Dani Devesa, in his classic vest attire. Feli Bernutz, with a black tee and colorful vest.

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 22h

Eric is an absolute legend for this business card!

A blue floppy disk with a label with all of Eric’s contact info.

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 1d

This is the info page that I shared at the end of my talk at @swiftleeds.co.uk .

Spoiler alert: there’s a section of me complaining about Apple Watch faces.

chriswu.com/swiftleeds/

chriswu.com

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 1d

I’m only now just realizing how perfect all those ⏰ are in your original message.

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 1d

I was legitimately freaking out two speakers before I was going to hit the stage. I got it together and things went about as well as I could have hoped for.

Huge props to the @swiftleeds.co.uk team working so hard behind the scenes for any issues that popped up.

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 1d

Wow, look at this sketch that @felibe444.bsky.social completed almost immediately after my @swiftleeds.co.uk talk.

I love it! 🤩

A colorful sketch that outlines some of the main points from my talk that I gave today. It’s full of snippet and cute drawings and seems impossible to make in such a short time.

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 1d

I’m not sure that’s accurate

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 1d

Thanks dude! We need to chat more in person.

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 1d

THEY ASKED ME ABOUT APPLE WATCH FACES ON STAGE.

I IMPROVISED THAT ANSWER.

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 2d

Is it too late to take it back?

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 2d

Thank you!!

Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 2d

REALLY appreciate Daniel Steinberg and @peterfriese.dev mentioning that they have a racing heart and shaking hands from being nervous about speaking today.

Nerves are a part of this.

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 2d

I am very surprisingly not a ball of nerves tonight.

I’ve practiced a lot and I know the material inside and out.

Very looking forward to getting it done, however and just relaxing completely on day two.

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 2d

Started the conference off with the Swift Leeds talk show. Everybody did a nice job, including Klemens.

The talk show panel list on the stage for SwiftLeeds.

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