Paul Hudson

@twostraws

I write free tutorials for Swift, React, and PHP, make iPad apps for Latin students, write books about Free Software, solve Rubik's Cubes, and herd my kids.

Bath, UK
hackingwithswift.com
Joined July 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Aug 8

    Hacking with Swift: Pro Swift: ObjC: iOS 10:

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  2. 10 hours ago

    Apple ups App Store pricing in South Africa to account for foreign exchange rates, but doesn’t follow suit in UK. Curious!

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  3. 11 hours ago

    If you think Donald Trump is complaining a lot now, just wait until he loses the election.

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  4. 14 hours ago

    6yo is repeating the same thing to Siri, each time slower, attempting to get it to understand. Her first experience of computer frustration…

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  5. 15 hours ago

    “This page current as of 3 weeks ago.” Really running out of time if an October event is going to happen :/

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  6. 17 hours ago

    If you bought any of my Swift courses already, email paul@hackingwithswift.com and I can set you up with a discount on the Power Pack.

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  7. 17 hours ago

    ICYMI: I launched my first course bundle, the Swift Power Pack. Six books in one!

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  8. 19 hours ago

    My Apple Watch crashed randomly this morning while I was brushing my teeth. Wonder what its accelerometer thought I was doing 😲

    1 retweet 10 likes
  9. 19 hours ago

    New blog post! Backwards compatibility tips for iOS 10 today widgets

    10 retweets 27 likes
  10. Oct 15

    Children in Northern Ireland looking over the Brexit Wall into the opulent, Marmite-rich land of Ireland, 2019.

    2,061 retweets 2,950 likes
  11. Oct 15

    “Reset to Suggested Constraints” is, more often than not, jaw-droppingly clever.

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  12. Oct 15

    I’m going to give Adobe Stock a try, but only because the deal being offered is so low. The regular price is almost 4x as much!

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  13. Oct 15

    Still newer than the Mac Pro.

    Loving my new computer
    28 retweets 86 likes
  14. Oct 15

    📢🐦

    Are there any Swift conferences on the east coast in late January? I'd love to give a talk about writing a compiler in Swift
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  15. Oct 15

    It’s the middle of October, and warm enough for a pub lunch outside with the kids. is a great local to have!

    1 retweet 3 likes
  16. Oct 15

    Unless you intend Ada to be naked, you’re making a hundred or more choices a day for her, that will all inevitably mold her idea of normal.

  17. Oct 15

    If you don’t want to nudge your daughter to be (e.g.) little and loved, buy something else. Buy blank clothes, buy clothes with puppies on.

  18. Oct 14

    Note: if you bought any of the Hacking with Swift books and want to upgrade to the power pack, email me and I’ll set you up with a discount.

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  19. Oct 14

    Reminder: Hacking with macOS is due out in a little over two weeks – it’s shaping up just the way I had hoped!

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  20. Oct 14

    I try to keep all my books priced as low as possible, but that represents a further 35% discount on the regular price of those courses.

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  21. Oct 14

    My first bundle is out now: the Swift Power Pack. 6 books, plus all videos and bonus material, for $100:

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