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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 · 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 · 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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Oliver Binns @oliverbinns.co.uk · 1d

Really really enjoyed @felibe444.bsky.social’s sketchnoting session at @swiftleeds.co.uk today, what do you think of my attempts? 😄

A whiteboard filled with colourful sketches and doodles illustrating various visual communication techniques. It includes sections on visual alphabet, arrows, bullet points, containers, and text styles, along with playful elements like a penguin and a comic strip. The sketch is credited to @oliverbinns.co.uk and is associated with Swift Leeds 2025.

A whiteboard with handwritten tips titled "Feli's Top Tips," encouraging creativity and experimentation. Suggestions include using minimal colours, leaving space for ideas, and not aiming for perfection. Emphasizes ignoring rules and includes playful elements like emojis and a reminder to write text before banners.

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 2d

The @swiftleeds.co.uk goodie bag contains a MagSafe battery with their logo on the back!!! 😱😱😱

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Tim Condon @0xtim.bsky.social · 3d

Slept for 15 hours, backed up all the footage from the conference to my server, time to breath! @swiftleeds.co.uk and editing this week

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 3d

See ya soon! @swiftleeds.co.uk

Train sign showing a train to Newcastle via Leeds

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Daniel Saidi @danielsaidi.bsky.social · 4d

I’m flying to @swiftleeds.co.uk for my talk on SDK Best Practices. I’ve been looking forward to this for so long and can’t wait to see the other talks. It’s my third year attending SwiftLeeds, such a great conference! Let me know if you’re going and want to meet up. swiftleeds.co.uk

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Feli @felibe444.bsky.social · 6d

It’s only a few days until
@swiftleeds.co.uk. I'll give a sketchnoting workshop on both conference days. Make sure to sign up if you want to give it a try 😍 👋

You can _additionally_ pick one of the three 1:1 Drop In Sessions to get the most out of the conference 🔥

swiftleeds.co.uk/ticket#dropin

An overhead view of a desk featuring a tablet displaying "Sketchnoting with Feli" surrounded by various pens and a small origami crane. A computer monitor and keyboard are visible in the background.

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Cesar Pinto Castillo @jagcesar.bsky.social · 6d

Doing some final accessibility testing for one of our clients the night before catching a flight for @swiftleeds.co.uk. If you’re also attending and want to talk #a11y, come find me. 🦾

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Daniel Saidi @danielsaidi.bsky.social · 7d

I’m very happy with these StickerApp cuties 🤩 Come say hi and grab one if you’re at @swiftleeds.co.uk next week.

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 8d

In my @swiftleeds.co.uk talk about developing my weather app I've somehow avoided the Fahrenheit vs Celsius battle but you best believe that I'm bringing up month/day/year vs day/month/year. 👊💥⏰👊

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 9d

This is the FINAL day you can buy tickets for Swift Leeds.

There's nothing like a talk about time zones in person.

SwiftLeeds @swiftleeds.co.uk · Aug 22

🚀 Mission Control to all Swift developers: prepare for launch!

The SwiftLeeds 2025 schedule has landed.

Grab your helmets, pack your MacBooks, and get ready for our most stellar conference yet. 🪐

View the full mission briefing 👇
swiftleeds.co.uk

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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 9d

Only one week til SwiftLeeds kicks off! Who is going to be there? 🥳

SwiftLeeds @swiftleeds.co.uk · Aug 22

🚀 Mission Control to all Swift developers: prepare for launch!

The SwiftLeeds 2025 schedule has landed.

Grab your helmets, pack your MacBooks, and get ready for our most stellar conference yet. 🪐

View the full mission briefing 👇
swiftleeds.co.uk

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · 14d

I'm glad that during our speaker training for @swiftleeds.co.uk Adam pointed out that we shouldn't get hung up on try to make an error free, perfect presentation.

That's not realistic and puts unnecessary pressure on you.

As a first time speaker this has really helped my practice sessions.

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Dani Devesa @dadederk.bsky.social · 28d

@swiftleeds.co.uk is almost here, and it’s looking 🔥!

I’m super excited to be back running accessibility drop-in sessions with my friend @rob-w.bsky.social!

Book a slot and come chat with us. We love nothing more than talking all things iOS accessibility with devs!

swiftleeds.co.uk/ticket#dropin

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SwiftLeeds @swiftleeds.co.uk · Sep 4

🪐 FREE DROP-IN SESSION 🪐

All SwiftLeeds ticket holders get to book a FREE 1-1 Drop-In Session with one of our on-site experts 🔥

From career advice to sketch noting all the way to an accessibility app review, it's now time to book your free session.

Slots are limited book it now:
swiftleeds.co.uk

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NSLondon @nslondon.com · Aug 27

We’re giving away 2 tickets to @swiftleeds.co.uk on our LinkedIn page! 🎟️🎟️

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#nslondon #iosdevelopment | NSLondon

NSLondon is once again giving away TWO tickets to SwiftLeeds! 🎟️🎟️ Fancy sweeping up this chance? Here’s how to enter: 1️⃣ Follow NSLondon on LinkedIn 2️⃣ Like this post (other reactions...

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Daniel Saidi @danielsaidi.bsky.social · Aug 27

I will be speaking about SDK development at @swiftleeds.co.uk in October! 🎉

Join me as I share best practices for creating SDKs that developers love. We'll cover system architecture, API discoverability, versioning strategies, and other things that turn good to great. 🛠️✨

swiftleeds.co.uk

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · Aug 22

The full schedule and talk descriptions for Swift Leeds are out now.

Part of my talk is going to point out all the mistakes and incorrect assumptions I made regarding time zones when creating @pleasedontrain.com

I'm hoping to help someone avoid a lot of the pain that I went through. ⏰

SwiftLeeds @swiftleeds.co.uk · Aug 22

🚀 Mission Control to all Swift developers: prepare for launch!

The SwiftLeeds 2025 schedule has landed.

Grab your helmets, pack your MacBooks, and get ready for our most stellar conference yet. 🪐

View the full mission briefing 👇
swiftleeds.co.uk

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SwiftLeeds @swiftleeds.co.uk · Aug 22

🚀 Mission Control to all Swift developers: prepare for launch!

The SwiftLeeds 2025 schedule has landed.

Grab your helmets, pack your MacBooks, and get ready for our most stellar conference yet. 🪐

View the full mission briefing 👇
swiftleeds.co.uk

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SwiftLeeds @swiftleeds.co.uk · Aug 22

🪐 NEW SPEAKER 🪐

We are delighted to confirm our final keynote speaker as Daniel Steinberg 💥

Daniel presents iOS, SwiftUI, and Swift training and consults through his company, Dim Sum Thinking.

You don't want to miss this one:
swiftleeds.co.uk

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Chris Wu 🪐 @chriswu.com · Aug 21

Completely surreal seeing my photo on the list of speakers for @swiftleeds.co.uk .

I still kind of can't believe it's happening. This is going to be such an adventure.

A screenshot of the Swift Leeds website showing photos of the speakers.

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SwiftLeeds @swiftleeds.co.uk · Aug 21

🚀 NEW SPEAKER 🚀

We are super excited to confirm our next speaker as Cyril Cermak

His passions include software engineering, iOS security, modular architecture, and reverse engineering iOS apps.

We can't wait to welcome Cyril to SwiftLeeds:
swiftleeds.co.uk

A speaker card showing Cyril Cermak with a space themed background

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SwiftLeeds @swiftleeds.co.uk · Aug 20

🔥 NEW SPEAKER 🔥

We are super excited to confirm our next speaker as Eric Bariaux 🚀

Eric, a Software Engineer by trade and a Geek at heart, has had numerous encounters with development in the Apple software ecosystem throughout.

We can't wait to welcome Eric to SwiftLeeds:
swiftleeds.co.uk

A speaker card showing Eric Bariaux with a space themed background

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