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iOS Engineer & Designer ∴ Photographer ∴ Mango Fanatic 🥭

shift is standard // design is craft

Find me at https://iamshift.dev
I wrote about what iOS 26 taught me after building a series of focused micro-apps.

It’s about intent, constraints, and learning by building.

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#iOS #Swift #SwiftUI
What iOS 26 Taught Me About Building Thoughtful Apps
A reflective synthesis from four micro-apps
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January 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
New micro-app write-up: Daily Quote Fetcher.

A small iOS app used to explore background tasks, notification timing, and what happens when you stop fighting the system and design with it instead.

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#iOS #SwiftUI #Swift #BackgroundTasks
Daily Quote Fetcher
Calm Consistency Through Background Design in iOS 26
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January 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Just published: Async doesn’t mean ordered in SwiftUI. A field report on a concurrency bug that forced me to rethink execution assumptions and where ordering actually comes from.

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Async Doesn't Mean Ordered in SwiftUI
aka the bug that quietly rewired how I think about execution
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January 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Hot-Cold Finder is live.

A short write-up on building a proximity-based app on iOS 26 using Nearby Interaction, and what it taught me about feedback, clarity, and restraint in UI.

iamshift.substack.com/hot-cold-fin...

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#ForTheUser #iOS26 #Swift #SwiftUI #AppleDev
Hot-Cold Finder
Proximity, Feedback, and Real-Time Sessions in iOS 26
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January 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Built a Step Counter widget to better understand WidgetKit in iOS 26.

Not a shipped app. Just real code, real constraints, and what the system teaches you when you actually build against it.

iamshift.substack.com/p/step-count...

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#iOS26 #WidgetKit #SwiftUI #Swift #iOSDev
Step Counter
Using WidgetKit, App Intents, and optional HealthKit to understand system surfaces and refresh schedules
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January 1, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Published a write-up on Pocket Pantry, a SwiftData-first iOS 26 app built to surface architectural decisions early.

Small scope. Real constraints. No abstraction theater.

iamshift.substack.com/p/pocket-pan...

#iamshift #iOS26 #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI
Pocket Pantry
Building a SwiftData-first App in iOS 26 with Intention & Deliberate Decisions
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December 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Learning iOS 26 by building small, intentional apps.

Not tutorials. Not frameworks.
Just real constraints, real decisions, and what held up.

iamshift.substack.com/p/learning-i...

#iamshiftdev #iosdev #ios26
Learning iOS 26 Through Intentional Micro-Apps
A practical approach to adopting new system APIs through focused, disposable software
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December 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Part 2 is live.

Continuing the branding introduction—this time focusing on structure, discipline, and sustained direction.

open.substack.com/pub/iamshift...

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Why “shift”
Naming, alignment, and letting the work lead
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December 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Published: Part 1 of my new branding introduction.

A short piece on identity, intent, and why structure matters before style.

#iamshiftdev #designandcode #creativeprocess #branding

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Symbols, Structure, and Discipline
Building a visual system with intention
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December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
[ let shift : moin ]

Identity Initialized.

I’ve launched a new engineering log. Zero dependencies. No noise. Documenting the architecture of clarity and native systems.

Intent precedes action.

Read log_001: open.substack.com/pub/iamshift...
Identity Initialized
Intent precedes action. Documenting the complexity of achieving simplicity in native systems and design.
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
[ let shift : Moin ]

Identity initialized.

My new digital home is live: iamshift.dev

Built with zero dependencies. No frameworks & bloat. Just raw craft.

Reflecting how I build apps: native, structured, & precision. Features a custom scroll-snap architecture & "System Failure" 404 protocol.
shift ∴ Moin
The personal portfolio and identity system of Moinuddin Ahmad — iOS developer, designer, and creative engineer building within the Apple ecosystem - shift is standard; design is craft.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM