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Joannis Orlandos

@joanniso.bsky.social
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Dad, Swift Nerd and consultant - OpenSource Swift (Hummingbird, Swift Server, Android, Build & Packaging Workgroups). CTO @ wendy.sh

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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 Swift for Windows?
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Honza Dvorsky @czechboy0.dev · 05/12/2025
🏎️ While Swift was originally created for iOS/macOS apps, many might not realize that at Apple we run Swift on the server to operate massive services, on Linux, serving billions of requests per day. Check out our VP's keynote at AWS re:Invent for details youtu.be/JeUpUK0nhC0?...
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AWS re:Invent 2025 - Keynote with Peter DeSantis and Dave Brown
YouTube video by AWS Events
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This is hilariously cool, I need to dust my old NDS off I guess. github.com/MillerTechno...
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GitHub - MillerTechnologyPeru/swift-embedded-nds: Embedded Swift for Nintendo DS
Embedded Swift for Nintendo DS. Contribute to MillerTechnologyPeru/swift-embedded-nds development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Hummingbird Web Application Framework @hummingbird.codes · 13/06/2026
We’ve released a command line tool to help with Hummingbird application development hummingbird.codes/news/hb
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Hummingbird (HB) command line tool
We are really pleased to announce the release of "hb" our new command line tool for supporting Hummingbird application development.
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Line go up! @hummingbird.codes is gaining traction in recent days - and for good reason! It's being used in businesses of all scales - and we're releasing many new features for everyone!
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I've been working on fast JSON parsing in #swiftlang for ages now - and made a little library to get rapid JSON decoding from schema.json files! forums.swift.org/t/swift-json...
forums.swift.org
Swift-json-schema: An Efficient Codable Alternative
I'd like to share swift-json-schema, a SwiftPM build tool plugin that generates Codable Swift types from .schema.json files (JSON Schema Draft 2020-12) at compile time - with an optional fast path tha...
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We're sponsoring swiftinit.org - an opensource documentation (search) engine for Swift! Go try it out!
swiftinit.org
Authenticate with GitHub
No overview available
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Dean @thomasdurand.fr · 09/06/2026
Introducing swift-ai. One API for chat, embeddings, images, agents & RAG. Swap Apple Intelligence ↔︎ OpenAI ↔︎ Anthropic ↔︎ Gemini ↔︎ Mistral ↔︎ Ollama in a single line — every provider hides behind the same protocols. Server-side compatible! github.com/Dean151/swif... #Swift #iOSDev #ServerSideSwift
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GitHub - Dean151/swift-ai
Contribute to Dean151/swift-ai development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Honza Dvorsky @czechboy0.dev · 09/06/2026
That's awesome. I'm starting to research if I can write apps in Swift for the PocketBook. Maybe @joanniso.bsky.social has ideas
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Konstantin @iamkonstantin.eu · 09/06/2026
Late is just a concept :D e-ink gizmos are very addictive! I got this tiny little thing a while back - you can flash the OS to an open source one if you want to use it for reading or code your own things on it.. and it has a MagSafe circle 😍 mstdn.social/@iamkonstant...
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Konstantin 🔭 (@iamkonstantin@mstdn.social)
Attached: 1 image It can MagSafe to the iPhone
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Seb in the cloud ☁️ @sebsto.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Afraid you missed something on AWS last week? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. 😎 BYOM for RDS SQL Server, IoT SDK for Swift, and more.
aws.amazon.com
AWS Weekly Roundup: BYOM for Amazon RDS for SQL Server, AWS IoT Device SDK for Swift, and more
AWS Week in Review - June 8, 2026
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I'll be in Tokyo coming July for the Embedded Swift meetup! luma.com/isvrubx6
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Embedded Swift Tokyo #1 · Luma
With the advent of Embedded Swift, the ecosystem has expanded far beyond traditional application development, making its way into microcontrollers and edge…
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
SwiftNIO just updated with a couple vulnerability patches. Make sure you bump the version to 2.100.0! One of the vulnerabilities is one I found, and can crash some backends remotely.
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Date @date.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We launch Embedded Swift Tokyo in July 16th, and invite @joanniso.bsky.social from WendyLabs. which create robot with Swift! luma.com/isvrubx6
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Embedded Swift Tokyo #1 · Luma
With the advent of Embedded Swift, the ecosystem has expanded far beyond traditional application development, making its way into microcontrollers and edge…
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Swift Language @swift.org · 30/04/2026
🆕Looking to add a fast, scalable, resilient, in-memory key-value store to your Swift project? Valkey just shipped a production-quality Swift client today: valkey.io/blog/valkey-... @valkeyio.bsky.social #server
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Valkey: Valkey-swift - Announcing 1.0 Release
We are excited to announce the 1.0 release of valkey-swift, a client library for Valkey written in Swift.
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stackotter @stackotter.dev · 29/04/2026
SwiftCrossUI v0.5.0 is out now, with a very basic Android backend 👀 Using the Android backend requires using the main branch of Swift Bundler (which supports compiling Swift apps to Android APKs and managing Android devices/emulators). github.com/moreSwift/sw...
github.com
Release v0.5.0 · moreSwift/swift-cross-ui
The headline feature of this release is the new AndroidBackend (which is still in a very early stage; so far most of what I've done has been laying the groundwork). My focus has mostly been on Swif...
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Need authentication in your Swift backend? Paul Toffoloni has you covered in this new article on JWTs in Swift: swiftonserver.com/2025/jwt-kit/
swiftonserver.com
Introduction to JWTs in Swift - Swift on server
Learn how to use JWTs in Swift to secure your API
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
WendyOS currently supports the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano, and the Raspberry Pi 5. We're adding more platforms to the list too! What hardware are you most eager for? 👇
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Hummingbird Web Application Framework @hummingbird.codes · 14/04/2026
If you are using an AI assistant to contribute to Hummingbird we have a policy for that now hummingbird.codes/news/ai-policy
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Our AI Policy
As AI assisted coding becomes more prevalent in open source, we have established a policy for AI usage in contributions to Hummingbird.
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Very excited to have met the amazing Swift community in Japan. They are extremely curious and enthusiastic for Swift on more platforms! Between, during and after the conference talks, I've spent over 16 hours just talking with people about Swift on Android, Server and Embedded!
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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I will not confirm or deny anything 😬
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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
ありがとうございます 🙇‍♂️ Thank you so much @tryswift.jp for having me! 🙇‍♂️ #tryswift
Me on stage at try! Swift Tokyo 2026, waving to the audience. Projected screen displays event details and Japanese text. Bright spotlights illuminate the scene.
Audience seated in a theater watching my presentation. A large screen displays a "try! Swift TOKYO 2026" slide with photos of me holding the Apple design award and App Store Award.
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Mark July in your calendar, because Swift Rockies is coming to Calgary! I'll be giving a workshop for Swift on Embedded systems - and a talk as well ❤️ See you there! swiftrockies.com/joannis-work...
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Building Local AI Systems with Swift (WendyOS) | Swift Rockies 2026
Join Joannis Orlandos for a hands-on workshop on Building Local AI Systems with Swift (WendyOS) at Swift Rockies 2026. Learn to build AI-powered edge devices. July 24th, 2026.
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Big Hummingbird 2 improvement 🎉 We've managed to speed up your typical HTTP response by 25%, by batching writes into the network stack. This change, while small, increases the req/sec by 25%, and reduces the latency to a response by the same 25%. All that at 165K req/sec, in only ~20MB of RAM
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I'm sorry if you're not yet using Swift on Server - 'cause you're missing out on an amazing community! People are super motivated, collaborative and friendly! ❤️ Couldn't wish for more.
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Swift Language @swift.org · 09/04/2026
☕️ New update to the Swift Java interop tooling, with plentiful improvements for use in both server and Android scenarios: github.com/swiftlang/sw... #java
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Swift is more than Apple platforms! We support Android - and even Backend development! Become a full-stack dev with Swift today: github.com/hummingbird-...
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GitHub - hummingbird-project/hummingbird: Lightweight, flexible HTTP server framework written in Swift
Lightweight, flexible HTTP server framework written in Swift - hummingbird-project/hummingbird
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The folks working in Swift-Java are doing tremendous work! Java interoperability is looking like a solid pillar for Swift! github.com/swiftlang/sw...
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Release 0.2.0 · swiftlang/swift-java
This is a really great release, thank you for all the work to all contributors. Highlights Improvements in generic handling, especially around Tuples #657 and even labelled tuples #670 Specializat...
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Swift Language @swift.org · 08/04/2026
🆕 The Swift extension is now live on the Open VSX Registry, enabling first-class Swift support in Cursor, VSCodium, AWS Kiro, and Google Antigravity. That means code completion, refactoring, debugging, testing, and DocC support, wherever you code.🧑‍💻https://swift.org/blog/expanding-swift-ide-support/
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Swift is more than Apple platforms! We support Android - and even Backend development! Become a full-stack dev with Swift today: github.com/hummingbird-...
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GitHub - hummingbird-project/hummingbird: Lightweight, flexible HTTP server framework written in Swift
Lightweight, flexible HTTP server framework written in Swift - hummingbird-project/hummingbird
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Hummingbird Web Application Framework @hummingbird.codes · 06/04/2026
📣 We're now on GitHub Sponsors We've been building Hummingbird to be the best Swift server framework we can. If Hummingbird has been useful to you or your team, sponsoring is one of the most direct ways to help us keep maintaining and improving it. hummingbird.codes/news/github-...
hummingbird.codes
GitHub Sponsors
Hummingbird is on GitHub Sponsors. Help us to continue maintaining and improving the framework by sponsoring development.
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
@swiftcraft.bsky.social tickets are up, and I'm giving a workshop! With the regular ticket, you'll also get to enjoy the workshop day! swiftcraft.uk/tickets?grou...
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Swift Craft : Tickets
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
@hummingbird.codes is now on Bluesky! 👋
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Hummingbird Web Application Framework @hummingbird.codes · 06/04/2026
Hello BlueSky, this is the official account for Hummingbird the web framework for Swift. Looking forward to meeting you all.
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Wendy allows you to write Swift for a variety of embedded devices. Jetson & Raspberry Pi - and even microcontrollers!
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
WendyOS is about to land support for barcode scanners and other input devices!
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I'll be talking about all sorts of new things in Swift @tryswift.jp soon. Join me if you haven't decided yet!
tryswift.jp
try! Swift Tokyo
Swiftを使った開発のコツや最新の事例を求めて 世界中から開発者が集います。 日頃のSwiftの知識やスキルを披露し、協力しあうことを目的に、 2026年4月12日 - 14日の3日間開催します!
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Swift 6.3 features Official Android Support! 🙌 Congrats to the whole team! www.swift.org/blog/swift-6...
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Swift 6.3 Released
Swift is designed to be the language you reach for at every layer of the software stack. Whether you’re building embedded firmware, internet-scale services, or full-featured mobile apps, Swift deliver...
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Miguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
When you are a Swift godot user, every day is xmas! forums.swift.org/t/pitch-emsc...
forums.swift.org
[Pitch] Emscripten Target Support for Swift
Swift already runs in the browser today. Using the WASI target with JavaScriptKit and browser-side WASI polyfills, the community has built projects ranging from ElementaryUI (a SwiftUI-inspired web fr...
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Honza Dvorsky @czechboy0.dev · 21/02/2026
I post a lot about tech that I’m skeptical about, so let me cleanse the timeline with some tech I find genuinely awesome. 1. @swift.org (Especially web servers on Linux, and WASM in the browser. Full stack!) 2. @atproto.com (Open social with open APIs? Love it.) 3. @railway.com (Chef’s kiss.)
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Swift Language @swift.org · 20/02/2026
📐Announcing Swift System Metrics 1.0! 🎉 A stable API for process-level monitoring on Linux and macOS. Add it to your service in a few lines, plug into Prometheus or OTel, and start visualizing in Grafana. Contributions welcome! www.swift.org/blog/swift-s...
Swift System Metrics visualized in Grafana, demonstrating what's possible with real-time monitoring.
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
🤖 Here's my Swift APK plugin! Build a Package.swift into a fully functional Android APK in one command. I've added an example to start playing with. github.com/orlandos-nl/...
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GitHub - orlandos-nl/swift-apk-plugin
Contribute to orlandos-nl/swift-apk-plugin development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Jaleel Akbashev @jaleel.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Actively looking for my next role as a Senior Software Engineer Focus: iOS (Swift). Also backend (Java/Kotlin, TS, Swift). 10+ years shipping apps. Love building scalable and reliable systems 🇩🇪 German citizen (EU work auth) CV: github.com/akbashev/akb... Reposts appreciated 🙏 #Swift #iOS #Backend
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
🚨 solbachleads.de is looking for a Swift Server engineer! Strong expertise in PSQL & data processing required. They're based in Bonn/Coluogne area. A candidate near Bonn/Cologne, and German proficiency are a plus. Remote is possible too.
solbachleads.de
Startseite
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
@arcticconference.bsky.social was amazing! Certainly a top-tier conference. Most notably; a very funny and energetic MC who made it all extremely memorable. I would love to go back next year; whether as speaker or attendee. It was a blast.
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
NL fucked up good today. I’ve never considered emigration more seriously.
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🚀 Swift Rockies tickets are LIVE. This is the conference where Swift meets the physical world. I'm showing you how to take Swift beyond iOS: servers, Android, embedded devices. Your Swift skills can power anything. Don't miss it: swiftrockies.com/joannis-work...
swiftrockies.com
Building Local AI Systems with Swift (WendyOS) | Swift Rockies 2026
Join Joannis Orlandos for a hands-on workshop on Building Local AI Systems with Swift (WendyOS) at Swift Rockies 2026. Learn to build AI-powered edge devices. July 24th, 2026.
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Klemens 🦆 The Art of Fauna 🦆 @strasser.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The actual @arcticconference.bsky.social hasn’t even started yet and its already been fantastic!
Me in a red coat and hat stands on a snowy hillside at sunset. The sky is a gradient of blue and orange, with a sun near the horizon casting long shadows. Valley of snow-covered trees visible in the distance.A single, perfectly shaped snowflake resting on my black gloveGroup of seven people smiling into the camera. Snow covered forest in the background. I’m to the far left, with a very frozen beard Reindeer standing in a snowy enclosure, surrounded by wooden fences. Snow-covered evergreen branches hang above, and the reindeer's antlers and face are dusted with snow.
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Andrea Scuderi @andrea-scuderi.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Swift on the web! 🚀 Very cool demo! youtu.be/OmQ881sOTIc?... #swiftlang #swift #swiftwasm #wasm
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Swift in the Browser with ElementaryUI
YouTube video by Swift Meetups
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Joannis Orlandos @joanniso.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
@signalgaining just pushed a new library! TensorRT-Swift allows you to run various AI models on WendyOS or other Linux + NVIDIA machines. github.com/wendylabsinc... We're working hard on improving it further, bringing high performance AI to all Swift developers.
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GitHub - wendylabsinc/tensorrt-swift: TensorRT Swift 6.2 Bindings for Linux
TensorRT Swift 6.2 Bindings for Linux. Contribute to wendylabsinc/tensorrt-swift development by creating an account on GitHub.
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