Tom Rademaker
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Tom Rademaker
@radmakr.com
#Swift dev  👨‍💻
Building cool stuff @SparrowTek.com
https://tangled.org/@radmakr.com
📍 Jersey City, NJ
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Swift is the Goldilocks of programming languages.. I won’t be taking questions at this time.
while learning react native / @expo.dev I can't help but feel like there has been so much time and effort put in by a lot of people just to avoid learning Swift and/or Kotlin 😂
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I've been in tech too long to be this poor..
someone hire me and give me a big salary please.
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
what if we all just stopped using AWS?! 👀
October 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Time to really learn jetpack compose 👀
📣Announcing the first preview releases of Swift for Android, enabling you to build Android business logic with the same Swift that you use for Apple platforms. www.swift.org/blog/nightly... #Android
October 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
SwiftUI preview canvas.
And I guess just xcodeproj in general. I really can’t wait for the day when a package dot swift file can be used instead.
Why are people still using XCode, exactly?
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
😂 quote post from my iPhone air..
Report: 'Virtually No Demand' for iPhone Air
Report: 'Virtually No Demand' for iPhone Air
Apple is "drastically" cutting production of the iPhone Air and shifting focus toward the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro models, Nikkei Asia reports. The business publication claims to have learned of a major cut to ‌iPhone Air‌ production motivated by weaker-than-expected consumer interest. Although Nikkei declined to disclose the extent of the production cut or which suppliers will be affected, it says that the changes may be seen in Apple's supply chain in the coming months. A new KeyBanc Capital Markets survey for investors reveals "virtually no demand for ‌iPhone Air‌, and limited willingness to pay for a foldable." Demand for other ‌iPhone 17‌ models is said to be healthy but measured, with the mix "continuing to shift toward Pro and Pro Max models." Moreover, AI features have yet to meaningfully influence buying decisions. Last week, Japan's Mizuho Securities said that Apple will reduce iPhone Air production by one million units this year. Meanwhile, Apple apparently plans to increase production of ‌iPhone 17‌ models by two million units. A separate report claimed that Samsung has canceled plans to release a successor to its own ‌iPhone Air‌ rival, the Galaxy S25 Edge, due to low sales. Related Roundup: iPhone AirTag: NikkeiBuyer's Guide: iPhone Air (Buy Now) This article, "Report: 'Virtually No Demand' for iPhone Air" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
www.macrumors.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
But Tom.. the server in your closet doesn’t have Amazon Black Friday scale.. lol
I promise, you don’t need that kind of scale.
You know what isn’t down? The server in my closet 🤷‍♂️
October 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
You know what isn’t down? The server in my closet 🤷‍♂️
October 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I guess I’m behind on my Apple News; I just found out my M4 MacBook is obsolete 😢 😂
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I’m learning react native / expo for a project and it was shocking to find out that it needs cocoapods.. what year is it!?
October 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Wait.. it’s only Wednesday!?
October 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
yo @tangled.org
2 feature requests;
1. private repos
2. organization support
I am willing to pay for this stuff.
October 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
if you were starting a new iOS app today would you use SwiftData or GRDB/sqlite-data?
September 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I am officially moving all my repos to @tangled.org
bye Github 👋
I started using @tangled.org this weekend. They are doing a great job.
September 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
When people ask why I still check X..

x.com/stevenacohen...
x.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I started using @tangled.org this weekend. They are doing a great job.
September 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
After a few months of vibe coding with Claude code and codex, I’m more sure than ever that our jobs are safe.
September 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Reposted by Tom Rademaker
i wrote about atproto and why it matters
Open Social — overreacted
The protocol is the API.
overreacted.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Reposted by Tom Rademaker
It’s a little thing, but I’m still very pleased to see async support coming to defer.

forums.swift.org/t/se-0493-su...
SE-0493: Support `async` calls in `defer` bodies
Hello, Swift community! The review of SE-0493: Support async calls in defer bodies begins now and runs through October 6, 2025. Reviews are an important part of the Swift evolution process. All revi...
forums.swift.org
September 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I didn't use any betas this year.
I really like the new UI stuff for iOS and MacOS 👀
September 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
we all agree that the iPhone air is the phone to get, right?!
September 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is very accurate 👀

news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4503...
The way it works in tech today is that there are three groups: - Project manager... | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I have a love/hate relationship with Claude Code..
August 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
so much LLM slop gets merged into repos at work and no one seems to care 😜
August 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Yo Android devs, what are the best resources online for learning?
What’s the go to architecture in 2025?
Data persistence?
UI framework?
Etc..
August 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM