dimsumthinkingWrapping up day one of #swiftcraft2026 talking about driving user engagement is Janina Kutyn
I’ve heard “free as in speech” and “free as in beer”. @savinola introduces me to “free as in puppy” at #swiftcraft2026
Omg @savinola is such a great speaker. Such a great way to start #swiftcraft2026
Swift CraftIf you're giving a Lightning Talk on Tuesday evening, signup is open and runs through Tuesday lunch. Bring three minutes of something you care about.
If you've been on the fence about a last-minute ticket to SwiftCraft 2026: it's not too late. swiftcraft.uk
🗓 Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 May · Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
🎟 https://swiftcraft.uk
For everyone arriving in Folkestone today: welcome. Leas Cliff Hall is on the seafront, a short walk from the High Street and the harbour. The town is small in the best way — you'll keep running into people you came to see.
🗓 Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 May · Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
🎟 https://swiftcraft.uk
Tomorrow morning at 09:00, five workshops kick off Monday at SwiftCraft 2026 — @dimsumthinking's full-day Apple Intelligence session, Phil Zakharchenko's Mac app workshop, Leo Dion's Swift automation, Murali Kathiresan's Swift Concurrency, and @joannis' Swift on embedded Linux.
If you've been on the fence about a last-minute ticket: it's not too late.
🎟 https://swiftcraft.uk
🗓 Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 May · Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
A practical Wednesday afternoon talk at SwiftCraft 2026 — for engineers who actually have to ship.
@n0rthk1n9 gives StoreKit 2 for Indie Devs: The Monetization Playbook at 12:05 — a working playbook for iOS indies trying to turn an app into a sustainable business, by someone who has done it. StoreKit 2 changed the game; this is the talk that walks through the new game.
🗓 Wednesday 20 May 12:05 · Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
🎟 https://swiftcraft.uk
A practical Wednesday afternoon talk at SwiftCraft 2026 — for the engineer who actually has to ship.
Richard Topchii gives Keychain Unlocked: Mastering Advanced Security for Smarter, Safer Apps at 14:50 — practical security for the everyday iOS app. If the words "biometric authentication," "secure enclave," and "Keychain access groups" make you nod and then quietly hope nobody asks you to implement them, this is your talk.
🗓 Wednesday 20 May 14:50 · Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
🎟 https://swiftcraft.uk
A craft-of-the-work talk at SwiftCraft 2026 by another angle with an eye for what we owe the code.
@bugorbn gives The Modern Craft of AI-Assisted iOS Development: Metrics, Methods, and Reality on Tuesday afternoon — a working iOS developer's view of what AI tooling actually does to the day-to-day, with metrics rather than vibes.
His talk is for engineers who think about how they write code, not just what they ship.
🗓 Tuesday 19 May 15:55 · Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
🎟 https://swiftcraft.uk
A craft-of-the-work talk at SwiftCraft 2026 by an angle with an eye for what we owe the code.
Lucy Galik gives This should have been a struct. The case against enums. on Wednesday morning — a programming-language talk for engineers who reach for enum cases by reflex and have started to wonder if it's a habit worth examining.
Lucy's talk is for engineers who think about how they write code, not just what they ship.
🗓 Wednesday 20 May 10:55 · Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
🎟 https://swiftcraft.uk
