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Chris (Vasselli) Lindsay
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Indie app developer 👨🏼‍💻 Dad 👨‍👨‍👦 Creator of @Nihongo_App 📱 Gamer 👾 Japanese learner 🇯🇵 He/him 👱🏻‍♂️
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今週日曜は #SwiftKansai ！🚀

大阪で開催します！

テーマは「Swift 開発者としての成長を止めてしまった習慣」＋ボーナストーク「なぜ AI のコードレビューはいまだに重要なのか」。
ピザ無料＆楽しい会話もあります！🍕👩‍💻🤖

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Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup, Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
注: 日本語版は下にあります。🌟 Join us for a gathering of iOS and macOS developers and enthusiasts! There will be a 30-minute presentation (Arc Sosangyo: *The Habits That Stalled My Gr
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November 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
This Sunday is #SwiftKansai!

Come join us in Osaka for a talk on "The Habits That Stalled My Growth as a Swift Developer -- Plus a Bonus Talk on Why Reviewing AI’s Code Still Matters)", plus free pizza and good conversation! 🍕👩‍💻🤖

www.meetup.com/swift-kansai...
Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup, Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
注: 日本語版は下にあります。🌟 Join us for a gathering of iOS and macOS developers and enthusiasts! There will be a 30-minute presentation (Arc Sosangyo: *The Habits That Stalled My Gr
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November 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
Transcrybe has been updated for macOS 26 and brings BIG improvements to transcription accuracy for French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish!!! 🎉

Live translate + subtitle ANYTHING on your Mac:
apps.apple.com/app/id667077...
‎Transcrybe - Live Translation
‎Transcrybe (formerly
apps.apple.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
🚀 Swift Kansaiが帰ってきた！🎉

Swiftが初めて？そんなあなたにピッタリ！
竹尾さんによる「Let’s Play with Swift」発表！

最新のiOSベータやその他いろいろについて語り合いましょう！

📅 8月24日(土)12時〜 @ Osakan Space (大阪)
👉 www.meetup.com/swift-kansai...
Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup, Sun, Aug 24, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
注: 日本語版は下にあります。🌟 Join us for a gathering of iOS and macOS developers and enthusiasts! There will be a 30-minute presentation (Takeo Tsuchida: Let's Play with Swift), foll
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August 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
🚀 Swift Kansai is back! 🎉

New to Swift? This talk’s for you! Takeo-san will be presenting "Let's Play with Swift"!

Join us and chat about the latest iOS beta and more!

📅 Aug 24, 12pm @ Osakan Space (Osaka)
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Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup, Sun, Aug 24, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
注: 日本語版は下にあります。🌟 Join us for a gathering of iOS and macOS developers and enthusiasts! There will be a 30-minute presentation (Takeo Tsuchida: Let's Play with Swift), foll
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August 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
Game structure wise Donkey Kong Bananza feels like Super Mario Odyssey 2. Tons of tiny little challenges and hidden things everywhere.

Almost feels like a fork of the 3D Mario series - Donkey Kong is going to continue the style of Odyssey. And I bet the next 3D Mario will be back to 120 stars.
July 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
🚀 Excited to share: Nihongo Lessons now has an All Access Pass!

Get every lesson for just $4.99/month or $49.99/year. If you tried it before but didn’t stick with it, maybe this helps you dive back in.

Let me know what you think!
apps.apple.com/app/id164020...
‎Nihongo Lessons
‎A new app for people serious about becoming fluent in Japanese, from the maker of Nihongo: a modern Japanese dictionary. Nihongo Lessons is based off the excellent Japanese Level Up (Jalup) series, ...
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July 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
Started TWO new Xcode projects on my flight home to Japan from #WWDC. Haven't felt this inspired in a long time!
June 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
WWDC後の注目ポイントを語り合おう！来週日曜のSwift KansaiはApple Japanのデザイン・エバンジェリストをゲストに迎えて開催。発表まとめ＋交流＋無料ピザあり！初心者も大歓迎🍕
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Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup (WWDC Edition), Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
**Note: 日本語版は下にあります 🌟** What's your favorite new feature in iOS/macOS/visionOS/watchOS/tvOS 26? What do you think of Liquid Glass? How do you think apps will use the new
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June 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
WWDC’s over—let’s talk about it! Join us next Sunday at Swift Kansai for a recap of the big announcements. Special guest: a design evangelist from Apple Japan! Free pizza, drinks, and great people. All are welcome! 🍕✨
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Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup (WWDC Edition), Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
**Note: 日本語版は下にあります 🌟** What's your favorite new feature in iOS/macOS/visionOS/watchOS/tvOS 26? What do you think of Liquid Glass? How do you think apps will use the new
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June 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
Yessss I didn’t even know about this being a Nintendo switch 2 feature, but this is gonna make looking up words in my game screenshots via Nihongo sooooo much smoother
June 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
At the airport, starting my journey to #WWDC!!
June 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
If you missed the announcement, I made a new Mac app that lets you translate and subtitle your own voice or any app’s audio! 🖥️

...and I made a spiffy little demo video to show it off!
youtu.be/l4t9fl6S8Sg
Transcrybe: Live Translation for Mac
YouTube video by Nihongo
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
以前「Subtitle Me」として公開していたアプリが、Whisper搭載で進化！🎉

新しい名前は「Transcrybe」。

✅ 英語の文字起こしが超高精度
➡️ より正確な日本語翻訳に！
🎧 動画・会議・自分の声をリアルタイムで字幕＆翻訳

ダウンロードはこちら👇
apps.apple.com/app/id667077...
‎Transcrybe - Live Translation
‎Transcrybe (formerly
apps.apple.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
✨ New app launch! ✨
Transcrybe is here — subtitle anything on your Mac in real time.

🎧 Watch videos in any language
🗣 Follow foreign language meetings
🎤 Caption your own voice

It used to be called Subtitle Me. Now it’s all grown up! 🍾

Blog Post: blog.nihongo-app.com/transcrybe-i...
Transcrybe is Here
I’m excited to finally share that my new(ish) Mac app, Transcrybe, is now live! If you’ve been following my work, you might remember a little menu bar app I released last year called Subtitle Me. It ...
blog.nihongo-app.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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matt1corey.bsky.social
I've mentioned before that I've seen some very interesting results advertising on Reddit, instead of with Apple Search Ads. I've promised some folks that I'd follow up with results, so here y'all go!

#IndieDev

https://open.substack.com/pub/mattcorey/p/rethinking-my-indie-app-advertising?r=x61lg&u
Rethinking my Indie App Advertising
From Apple Ads to Reddit Ads
open.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
@jeehut.bsky.social lol wait what, TranslateKit, the app for translating apps, isn't localized?? 😂
May 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
For anyone presenting at @communitykit.bsky.social Indie Fair, this was a cool trick I wasn't sure would work but totally did.

I opened my app landing page in Windsurf, and asked it to trim the contents down and turn it into an A4-sized flyer. I think it came out great!

Original: transcrybe.app
Flyer for Transcrybe app
May 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
🍎 WWDCの発表を語り合う #SwiftKansai 開発者ミートアップを大阪で開催！6月22日！

🎤 WWDCまとめトーク
🍕 ピザ＆ドリンク無料
👋 初心者も大歓迎、誰でも気軽に参加できます！
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#SwiftLang #WWDC #iOSDev #Osaka
Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup (WWDC Edition), Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
**Note: 日本語版は下にあります 🌟** WWDC is almost here—what do you think Apple will announce this year? Curious how the latest updates will impact iOS and macOS developers? Join us
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May 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
🍎 Come hang out in Osaka with other Apple enthusiasts and developers for our post-WWDC #SwiftKansai developer meetup. June 22!

🎤 WWDC recap talk
🍕 Free pizza + drinks
👋 Friendly folks, all skill levels welcome
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#SwiftLang #WWDC #iOSDev #Osaka
Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup (WWDC Edition), Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
**Note: 日本語版は下にあります 🌟** WWDC is almost here—what do you think Apple will announce this year? Curious how the latest updates will impact iOS and macOS developers? Join us
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May 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Reposted by Chris (Vasselli) Lindsay
howtojapanese.com
There are still spots available for the Japanese Coaching that I'm offering with USJETAA on June 27 (US time) / June 28 (Japan time)! Come hang out with me and @chrislindsay.bsky.social and we'll help problem solve your study plan! www.usjetaa.org/events
Events — USJETAA
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May 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
This Sunday at #SwiftKansai I'll be sharing my impressions, favorite talks, and best Swift tidbits from try! Swift Tokyo and Deep Dish Swift! Join us!

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Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup, Sun, May 11, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
注: 日本語版は下にあります。🌟 Join us for a gathering of iOS and macOS developers and enthusiasts! There will be a 30-minute presentation (Chris Lindsay: Conference Report), followed
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May 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
今週日曜の #SwiftKansai では、try! Swift Tokyo と Deep Dish Swift の感想やお気に入りのセッション、そして面白かったSwiftのトピックをシェアします！ぜひご参加ください！

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Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup, Sun, May 11, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
注: 日本語版は下にあります。🌟 Join us for a gathering of iOS and macOS developers and enthusiasts! There will be a 30-minute presentation (Chris Lindsay: Conference Report), followed
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May 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
Amazing talk @pinkerstraws.bsky.social!!! Go get all the anime figurines!!
April 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
chrislindsay.bsky.social
みなさん、こんにちは！次回のSwift関西は今週日曜日です！

今回はGarion Hermanさんが「Real Cyclists Ship」というタイトルで、自転車ストリーミングアプリの最新アップデートについて発表してくれます。面白い内容になりそうなので、ぜひご参加ください！

www.meetup.com/swift-kansai...
Swift Kansai - iOS and macOS Developer Meetup, Sun, Apr 6, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
注: 日本語版は下にあります。🌟 Join us for a gathering of iOS and macOS developers and enthusiasts! There will be a 30-minute presentation (Garion Herman: Real cyclists ship), followed
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April 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM