I have had more than my share of training and classes on public speaking/teaching, and am very familiar with the "Apple" way of giving a talk.

I have had more than my share of training and classes on public speaking/teaching, and am very familiar with the "Apple" way of giving a talk. Introduce yourself, tell them what you are going to talk about, talk about it, tell them what you talked about, take any questions. It sounds terribly formula, but it actually works to make it memorable for an audience.

I should have turn to the Ghost Howls sooner. He gives the best overall view of Meta’s recent MetaConnect announcements.

I should have turn to the Ghost Howls sooner. He gives the best overall view of Meta’s recent MetaConnect announcements.

I agree the big announcement was not VR, but AI. In fact, the lack of AI content, or use stories, is more than a lot worrisome.

https://skarredghost.com/2023/09/27/meta-connect-2023-main-takeaways/

One of the best things about SwiftUI is the abstraction of UI, so specific platforms handles the similar but different elements appropriately.

One of the best things about SwiftUI is the abstraction of UI, so specific platforms handles the similar but different elements appropriately.

Thomas Ricouard gives us the new Inspector plane for MacOS & iPadOS.

https://dimillian.medium.com/how-to-use-the-new-inspector-swiftui-view-modifier-9cefb8353beb

Enjoy this Youtube Video by Steward Lynch on Phase Animations in iOS 17.

Enjoy this Youtube Video by Steward Lynch on Phase Animations in iOS 17.

PhaseAnimator view and modifier help with multi-step animation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS2GLBiRMWE

Steward’s YouTube Channe: https://www.youtube.com/@StewartLynch

This month’s DC iOS meeting will have Mac Bellingrath presenting SwiftUI Performance Optimization.

This month’s DC iOS meeting will have Mac Bellingrath presenting SwiftUI Performance Optimization.

Great topic, great people, even dinner provided.  Come join us!

https://www.meetup.com/dc-ios/events/296450368/

This was the advanced version of the project I was working with at Meta.

<sigh> This was the advanced version of the project I was working with at Meta. 

I am so happy they continued with the product line, especially the Meta AI connectivity for general computing use.

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/09/new-ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses/

Possibly due to the Swift Evolution process, minor 5.X updates are coming faster than ever!

Possibly due to the Swift Evolution process, minor 5.X updates are coming faster than ever!

They don’t have major change, but small useful features. Here are 3 one from Swift 5.9.

https://medium.com/@sagar.ajudiya/cool-new-features-of-swift-5-9-71c4cc3b079c