{"id":3501,"date":"2026-03-31T11:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iosdev.tools\/?p=3501"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:15:11","slug":"dev-workspaces-omar-elsayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iosdev.tools\/blog\/dev-workspaces-omar-elsayed\/","title":{"rendered":"Dev Workspaces: Omar Elsayed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our next guest is Omar Elsayed<\/strong><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is an iOS software engineer and photographer who shares a deeply curious, detail-oriented approach to building software. Through SwiftDifferently, he explores Swift internals, app architecture, and the craft behind well-designed apps, with a focus on understanding how things work beneath the surface. His work is shaped by patience, perspective, and a desire to pass knowledge forward through writing and workshops.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your workspace like?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What devices and gadgets do you use in your daily work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My childhood desk <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What applications and tools do you use?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SkillsBar<\/a>, RocketSim<\/a> , SFSymbols and Copilot extension<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What AI tools (IDE, CLI, Skills) are you using?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Claude Code on Xcode, Claude app<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can people find more about you?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My newsletter (SwiftDifferently<\/a>) and upcoming in-person workshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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