Oliver Binns

Back from @swiftleeds.co.uk and straight into @nslondon.com at Fresha tonight! #ios 🧑‍💻

Really enjoyed this talk from Phil Pegden on how he built Doggy Dogfight for Apple #VisionPro! A fun dive into physics, collision detection and fun Easter eggs apps.apple.com/gb/app/doggy-d...

It's always great when you have no idea what the talk title means, but @alexozun.com's talks are usually pretty mind blowing so I am excited for this one!! 🤯

@avanderlee.com is the first speaker up and talking about rediscovering a love for Swift in the age of AI. Some great tips here for both leading teams and prompting, including why technical knowledge is still incredibly valuable.

Kicking off @swiftleeds.co.uk 2026 – it's The Talk Show with @hiddevdploeg.bsky.social, @janinakutyn.bsky.social, @jordi.bsky.social, Katarina Lotrič and @seanallen.bsky.social! 🎤🧑‍💻

developer.apple.comCropping Images Using Saliency | Apple Developer DocumentationIsolate regions in an image that are most likely to draw people’s attention.

16 Sept

Love it when there's just an API for the complex things you're trying to do.. 😄 #ios #buildinpublic

gov.ukMillions of people to benefit from simpler, more secure way to sign in to government servicesPasskeys are being rolled out across GOV.UK One Login, giving more than 23 million users a faster and more secure way to access government services.

17 Sept

It works!! Here's before and after:

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Ricky Mondello

@rmondello.com

15 Sept

Neat.

10 Sept

An awesome talk from @jrothwell.bsky.social at @iosdevuk.bsky.social on why "Everyone Hates Programmers Now (but how do we fix it?)". Some really useful takeaways include viewing your whole system, avoiding giving users more admin, showing your working and adapting your app to the environment.

They made the new iPhone just to match our wedding theme?! 😮

Ready to hear about some new devices at the #AppleEvent. Hoping to tick off all my bingo card items!

Really enjoyed Hannah Downey's talk on "How to Delete a Hurricane", a story of false data, and major incidents affecting a widely used weather app! Some great takeaways including staying calm and introducing a no-blame culture on your team.

@countbinface.bsky.social

The lightning talks are always my favourite part of @iosdevuk.bsky.social and this year is no exception! Really interesting (and funny!) insights on Swift on Windows, A/B testing, AI-assisted development and more.

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Count Binface

On my way, Clacton.

Sometimes dub dub is just great because you finally get official confirmation that the thing driving you nuts isn't a you problem 😂 #WWDC developer.apple.com/forums/th...

mobilea11y.comGenerating image description alt text with Foundation Models on iOS 27iOS 27 adds the ability to generate image descriptions on-device using Foundation Models. Here’s how to use it as a fallback when alt text is missing.

10 June

Ahh it's the blog post I wanted to write last year– this is awesome! 🤩

Rob w@rob-w.bsky.social

New from Mobile A11y: Generating image description alt text with Foundation Models on iOS 27 iOS 27 adds the ability to generate image descriptions on-device using Foundation Models. Here’s how to use it as a fallback when alt text is missing. mobilea11y.com/blog/ai-alt-... #accessibility #wwdc

8 June

Ooft– now this is pretty tough! 🤕⌚️ mastodon.social/@mattevanstec...

developer.apple.comComposing dynamic sessions with instructions and profiles | Apple Developer DocumentationAdapt sessions dynamically at runtime by loading instructions and tools based on the state of your app.

8 June

At @swiftcraft.bsky.social this year, I made two predictions for Foundation Models: access to Private Cloud Compute models and Image inputs. It looks like both of these are now possible – along with quite a bit more! #WWDC

4 June

Really enjoyed hosting Londroid at our office last night! 🤖 My colleague Alex gave a great talk on encrypting data on Android – a super important topic to many of our clients! 🔐 youtu.be/-GdizpNVMSo

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra

4 June

Then Vaidehi Deshpande talked about on-device AI with Gemini Nano, which was super interesting and felt very familiar after my recent SwiftCraft talk on Foundation Models for iOS. 🧠📱 youtu.be/ywosoRlroZM Can't wait to have you all back again soon!

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@fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social

19 May

Euston, we have a problem.

19 May

"Engaged or enslaved?" - Driving User Engagement in Your App by @janinakutyn.bsky.social. I love this talk – the head fake has such impact.

17 May

Intimate little gig for the release of Florescence by Maisie Peters at the Union Chapel tonight 🎶 🌸 Incredible venue, love the new album and can't wait to stream it all on Friday!!

17 May

Graduation day for the tomatoes and courgettes – they grow up so fast these days!! 🍅🌱

16 May

Hey look ma, I made it (into Dani's marketing materials) 😄

Dani Devesa@dadederk.bsky.social

Friends aren’t just names on a list anymore: their cars carry Game Center markers so you know exactly who you’re hunting down the straight.

civilservicejobs.service.gov.ukQuick Check Needed

15 May

I'm talking about Apple's Foundation Models framework at @swiftcraft.bsky.social next week. What are your favourite examples of this in apps you use?

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Shaun

@sconner.net

15 May

Yay! I'm hiring two Senior Accessibility Specialists to join my team on GOV.UK One Login. You'll be working with great people, solving complex problems for tens of millions of users. Salary of £70,834 - £74,317 (London) / £63,240 - £66,610 (National). Please share!

I spend a lot of times at meet-ups and conferences and meet-ups, posting about the events. Since leaving Twitter, it's been a pain, but cross-posting/reply on Indigo is what I've been waiting for for the longest time!! Thank you @soapboxsoftware.bsky.social, @benricem.bsky.social & @vegh.ca!! 💕

Great to be back at @nslondon.com. This time we're at JustPark– looking forward to some great talks!

"AI has made code cheaper, but it has made judgement more valuable" – Paul Shone, Tips on being hired in a changing marketplace.

"What could go wrong?" Uh oh, this sounds familiar!!

Great to be back at @nslondon.com. This time we're at JustPark– looking forward to some great talks!

A fun first talk from Raphael Velasqua about making Claude Code more effective at helping build your iOS app!

pcmag.comI Asked AI to Generate Passwords. They're So Bad, It's ScaryYou would think AI could create secure, random, and strong passwords, but that's not actually true. In many cases, AI-generated passwords are surprisingly predictable, making them easy targets for hackers. Here's what to do instead.

13 May

Looking forward to getting back on stage next week! 🎤 last time I gave this talk was the week after Dub dub, this time it's two weeks before, let's see how well it ages 😅 hachyderm.io/@swiftcraft/1165...

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Eurovision Drinking Game

@eurovisiondrinking.com

12 May

Look, Eurovision handing out swords is no basis for a system of government.

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Ricky Mondello

@rmondello.com

11 May

> You would think AI could create secure, random, and strong passwords… Why would one think that the autocomplete machine, designed to give likely responses to a given input, would return something unique, with high entropy? I am glad that this piece advocates for using a proper password manager.

@robinkanatzar.bsky.social

10 May

Does anyone know if App Clips work with unlisted apps? I seem to get this ASDErrorDomain error 507 🤔 I was planning for this (QR) to be the main way people discover the app …

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Robin Kanatzar

4 May

The iOSDevUK Accessibility Competition starts on May 7th! 🥳 Wondering how you can make their conference app more accessible? Check out Apple's guidelines on accessibility to get some ideas: developer.apple.com/design/human... Competition details and signup here: www.iosdevuk.com/competition

developer.apple.comAccessibility | Apple Developer DocumentationAccessible user interfaces empower everyone to have a great experience with your app or game.

1 Mar

Herald of spring. Nothing quite like a splash of colour to lift the spirits after winter ☺️🌸

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Dani Devesa

@dadederk.bsky.social

25 Feb

RetroRapid will support Dynamic Type in the next release. On a retro arcade game? Why not?! I'm having so much fun finding ways to make this as accessible as possible.

25 Feb

Really enjoyed seeing Rachel Joyce & Passenger’s new musical, “The Unexpected Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,” last night! The storytelling, music, and atmosphere were incredible. If you’re in London, make sure to catch it before it wraps up in April. You won’t regret it!

13 Feb

Better get racing — we can't allow @strasser.bsky.social to win any more things!! 😆

Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆@strasser.bsky.social

Having so much fun with RetroRapid! Get it on the AppStore and try beating my score 🏎️ apps.apple.com/at/app/retro...

github.comGitHub - Oliver-Binns/conference-notes: Notes from conferences I've attendedNotes from conferences I've attended. Contribute to Oliver-Binns/conference-notes development by creating an account on GitHub.

13 Feb

I didn't get around to live-posting @arcticconference.bsky.social yesterday, but @bennokress.de & I collaborated on notes from the talks! github.com/Oliver-Binns.... I particularly loved Automating Accessibility by @khanlou.bsky.social, I will be checking out Accessibility Snapshot when I get home!

After the longest welcome party in history, the Automatic Reference Counting TIC (ARCtic) conference is about to start! 😄🇫🇮❄️

After lunch @danijelavrzan.com just spoke about how SwiftUI feels magical, but it’s magic lives in rules that we can’t see. Some great top tips for minimising frustration here!

Fantastic lessons on “Making Things People Remember” by @flarup.bsky.social, including design for retelling, take one idea further than feels reasonable, add a detail that has no functional justification and over invest in first impressions.

After the longest welcome party in history, the Automatic Reference Counting TIC (ARCtic) conference is about to start! 😄🇫🇮❄️

Next is @frederik.riedel.wtf to tell us how he scaled his indie app One Sec from one user to a million hourly users without investors!

@janinakutyn.bsky.social just gave a really powerful talk about driving user engagement ethically when 70% of users say they spend too much time on their devices. Focus less on session frequency and daily opens and more on meaningful interactions and task completion.

After the longest welcome party in history, the Automatic Reference Counting TIC (ARCtic) conference is about to start! 😄🇫🇮❄️