EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 16 MIN
Actually Really Useful
from Empower Apps · host Leo Dion, Principal CEO and Swift Developer at BrightDigit
After ten months away, Leo's back. He covers Swift Craft 2026, the rest of his speaking year (Beer City Code, iOSDevUK), and his honest take on AI dev tooling. Plus updates on MistKit, SyntaxKit, swift-build, MonthBar, and a new watchOS app called AtLeast (in TestFlight now). He's open to work, offering free 30-minute consultations, and a live WWDC 2026 episode is coming. Subscribe so you don't miss it.Related LinksFree 30-min consultation — ZcalSwift Craft 2026 — Folkestone, May 2026Beer City Code — Grand Rapids, Aug 14–15, 2026iOSDevUK — Wales, September 2026AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies ItAI-assisted development talk (Boston) — YouTubeMistKit — GitHubSyntaxKit — GitHubswift-build — GitHubMonthBar — month.barAtLeast — atleast.app (TestFlight)Bushel — getbushel.appRelated EpisodesEp 200 — Live from CommunityKit WWDC 2025 with Matt MassicotteEp 199 — v26.0 with Peter WithamEp 178 — SOTU 2024 with Peter WithamEp 196 — Swift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeauxEp 203 — Milk Diary with Kaya ThomasChapters(00:00) - I'm Back (00:43) - Conferences 2026 (03:54) - AI in 2026 (05:59) - Swift Automation (07:34) - Projects 2026 (12:02) - Free Consultation (14:37) - Thank you WatchClick here to watch a video of this episode. TranscriptClick here to view the episode transcript. Support the Show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Thanks to our supporters: Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton Welcome new supporters: Social MediaLinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionMastodon - @[email protected] - @brightdigitX - @leogdionX - @brightdigitCreditsMusic from https://filmmusic.io "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
What this episode covers
After ten months away, Leo's back. He covers Swift Craft 2026, the rest of his speaking year (Beer City Code, iOSDevUK), and his honest take on AI dev tooling. Plus updates on MistKit, SyntaxKit, swift-build, MonthBar, and a new watchOS app called AtLeast (in TestFlight now). He's open to work, offering free 30-minute consultations, and a live WWDC 2026 episode is coming. Subscribe so you don't miss it.Related LinksFree 30-min consultation — ZcalSwift Craft 2026 — Folkestone, May 2026Beer City Code — Grand Rapids, Aug 14–15, 2026iOSDevUK — Wales, September 2026AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies ItAI-assisted development talk (Boston) — YouTubeMistKit — GitHubSyntaxKit — GitHubswift-build — GitHubMonthBar — month.barAtLeast — atleast.app (TestFlight)Bushel — getbushel.appRelated EpisodesEp 200 — Live from CommunityKit WWDC 2025 with Matt MassicotteEp 199 — v26.0 with Peter WithamEp 178 — SOTU 2024 with Peter WithamEp 196 — Swift on Android with Marc Prud'hommeauxEp 203 — Milk Diary with Kaya ThomasChapters(00:00) - I'm Back (00:43) - Conferences 2026 (03:54) - AI in 2026 (05:59) - Swift Automation (07:34) - Projects 2026 (12:02) - Free Consultation (14:37) - Thank you WatchClick here to watch a video of this episode. TranscriptClick here to view the episode transcript. Support the Show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Thanks to our supporters: Thanks to our monthly supporters Steven Lipton Welcome new supporters: Social MediaLinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionMastodon - @[email protected] - @brightdigitX - @leogdionX - @brightdigitCreditsMusic from https://filmmusic.io "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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