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A worldwide Swift conference in the ♥️ of Leeds, happening again in 2025. Founded by Adam Rush & Community 🚀 Sponsorship: info@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 👇
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chriswu.com
REALLY appreciate this nice write up in @iosdevweekly.com about my blog post for my talk at @swiftleeds.co.uk .

Thank you so much @daveverwer.com !

iosdevweekly.com/issues/734/
Business and Marketing I Gave My First Conference Talk! I had to double take when I saw that Chris Wu’s first-ever conference talk was about time zones! That’s quite the topic to start with, Chris, but I’m so glad that you did, and that it inspired this fantastic write-up of your experience. ❤️ I hope it encourages some of you to submit a proposal to your favourite conference for a talk! Videos Swift Leeds Videos 2025 Speaking of Swift Leeds, the organisers finished posting all the session videos from last month’s conference. There are plenty of talks and a panel discussion to pick from. However, given the previous link, it’s worth noting that Swift Leeds had four brand-new speakers: Kim Gyuri, Erin Sparling, Oksana Shcherban, and, of course, Chris Wu, who you read about above.
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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chriswu.com
I wrote a blog post about my adventure in the UK giving my first conference talk, which was at @swiftleeds.co.uk .

Thanks to @flarup.bsky.social @0xtim.bsky.social @joshdholtz.com and Adam for inspiring me to do this.

chriswu.com/posts/speaki...
I Gave My First Conference Talk!
Stories from my first conference talk.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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🎃 Happy Halloween, Swift-ies!

Hope your weekend is BOO-lean true 🙈 and full of Swift treats! 🍬 No tricks here - just Day 2 videos from SwiftLeeds, now haunting our YouTube channel.

Don't ghost us - subscribe while you're binge-watching these killer talks.

www.youtube.com/@swiftleeds/...
SwiftLeeds
Adam Rush founded SwiftLeeds in 2019, born from over ten years of experience attending conferences. The inspiration was bringing a modern, inclusive conference in the North of the UK to be more access...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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felibe444.bsky.social
Some impressions from my last sketchnoting workshops at @swiftleeds.co.uk 🙌 it’s the best feeling when a planned icebreaker exercise results in laughter and more engagement!
A sketchnoting workshop, featuring Feli speaking to an audience. Participants engage with materials on tables, including markers and notebooks with sketches. A monitor displays notes from the session.
October 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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danielsaidi.bsky.social
A recording of my talk Best Practices in SDK Development" has been published by the amazing @swiftleeds.co.uk team. I haven't watched it due to severe cringe-related issues, but if you're interested in building SDKs, you may find it interesting.

#swift #sdks

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Best Practices in SDK Development
I gave this talk at Swift Leeds in October 2025, on best practices in SDK development, and how to create a great developer experience, bo...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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chriswu.com
My talk from @swiftleeds.co.uk has been posted!! 😱

I had to force myself to apply for this (my first talk ever) but I'm so glad that I did because it was an incredible experience.

Thank you Swift Leeds team!

Blog post coming eventually...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MXl...
Don't Let Time Zones Ruin Your Day - Chris Wu | SwiftLeeds 2025
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October 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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chriswu.com
The Sketch Note workshop that @felibe444.bsky.social put on at @swiftleeds.co.uk was GREAT.

And I'm not just saying that because I won the Lego set! 😂
Me and Feli smiling while I'm holding the Lego set that I won.
October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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🔥 Day One Videos Are Live!

The wait is over! We've just released ALL the recordings from Day 1 of the SwiftLeeds Conference.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/@swiftleeds/...

If you find these talks helpful, please consider subscribing to our channel
October 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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We miss you already 🥹
October 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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danielsaidi.bsky.social
I had a great time at @swiftleeds.co.uk, where I got to meet so many amazing people! Like we say in Sweden - "Ingen nämnd, ingen glömd" (No one mentioned, no one forgotten). I enjoyed giving my talk "Best Practices in SDK Development", and answer some questions here:
danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/10...
October 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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peterfriese.dev
One of the things I love about @swiftleeds.co.uk: the attention to detail. This is one of the nicest conference badges I've ever gotten.
October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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chriswu.com
I answered the questions the audience at @swiftleeds.co.uk submitted for my talk on my blog page I made for Swift Leeds:

chriswu.com/swiftleeds/#...
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Don't Let Time Zones Ruin Your Day (Days?)
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October 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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felibe444.bsky.social
Had the best time at @swiftleeds.co.uk this week! I gave two #sketchnoting workshops and was blown away by participants’ enthusiasm. Seeing people try sketchnoting during talks made me so proud 🥹

Sharing sketchnotes of some talks in this thread 🧵
A collage featuring various scenes, including a park with a sketchnote title „That one“ on an iPad, the stage of SwiftLeeds 2025, a fancy dining table with tofu, a group photo of accessibility friends, a workspace with art supplies for a sketchnoting workshop and the streets of Leeds with sunset
October 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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chriswu.com
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.
October 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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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.
October 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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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.
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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oliverbinns.co.uk
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.
October 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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chriswu.com
The @swiftleeds.co.uk goodie bag contains a MagSafe battery with their logo on the back!!! 😱😱😱
Front and back shots of a MagSafe battery. The back of the battery has the SwiftLeeds logo on it.
October 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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0xtim.bsky.social
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
October 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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strasser.bsky.social
See ya soon! @swiftleeds.co.uk
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October 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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danielsaidi.bsky.social
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
October 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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felibe444.bsky.social
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.
October 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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jagcesar.bsky.social
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. 🦾
October 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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danielsaidi.bsky.social
I’m very happy with these StickerApp cuties 🤩 Come say hi and grab one if you’re at @swiftleeds.co.uk next week.
October 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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chriswu.com
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. 👊💥⏰👊
September 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM