Donny Wals 👾 (@DonnyWals) / X

Donny Wals 👾

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Donny Wals 👾

@DonnyWals

iOS Engineer, blogger and author at donnywals.com. Loves learning and sharing knowledge. ❤Dorien -- #swift #ios #swiftlang #iosdev #solopreneur (he/him)

The Netherlands

Joined May 2009

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Donny Wals 👾
@DonnyWals
Dec 21, 2025
Figured Maxine is going to need a website if I keep working on it...
maxine-app.com
Maxine - Strength training made simple
A simple one rep max tracker that helps you set and focus on your workout goals.
Donny Wals 👾
@DonnyWals
Jul 25
Bought a skateboard today… I think it’s been 16+ years since I last skated 😅 Let’s see if can land a kickflip before the end of the year?
Donny Wals 👾
@DonnyWals
Jul 24
For existing projects, strict concurrency checking is often a better first step than immediately enabling the Swift 6 language mode. Warnings first. Errors later. Practical Swift Concurrency takes migration step by step.
Donny Wals 👾
@DonnyWals
Jul 23
Migrating to Swift 6 does not have to be one giant rewrite. Pick a module with few dependencies, enable stricter checks, fix warnings, then move on. That's the migration strategy in Practical Swift Concurrency.
Donny Wals 👾
@DonnyWals
Jul 22
In a way I think that agentic development can lead to apps that are more bloated, buggier, and simply feel out of touch with why folks use that app in the first place. Adding stuff is too easy, instead of pushing back with “is it worth spending weeks on this” we’re now asking

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