leogdion

Lansing, MI

Bio

Leo Dion is the founder of BrightDigit, a full-stack Swift development company he’s been running since 2012. He specializes in end-to-end Swift solutions—from iOS/macOS/watchOS to server-side Swift—and has shipped multiple App Store apps including Bushel (macOS virtualization for developers) and Heartwitch (Apple Watch health streaming). He’s an active open source contributor with Swift packages including swift-build (popular GitHub Action for Swift CI/CD), MistKit (CloudKit REST API), SyntaxKit (code generation), DataThespian (SwiftData concurrency), PackageDSL, and SyndiKit (RSS parsing). Leo hosts EmpowerApps.show and has been speaking about Swift since its launch. He lives in Michigan with his wife Betsy and six kids. Watch his previous talks here.

My Talks

Advancing in Swift by Learning How to Count

Discover the evolution of Swift alongside the history of numbers! Explore how mathematical concepts intertwine with Swift's evolution, making complex programming ideas relatable to developers. Perf...

Building a Web Site in Swift

There's a lot you can do with Swift but is it possible to build an entire web site. In this talk, Leo does over the process of migrating his site to John Sundell's Publish from Wordpress as well as...

Continuous Integration - Automating All The Things!

It feels great to have an app build and work but that's just the beginning. To ensure it works on more than just your device while allowing others to collaborate - automation is a requirement. I'll...

Full Stack Swift in the Real World

In this talk, Leo goes over the benefits and methods to building a full stack application in Swift from server to device. We talk about hosting setup, sharing code, networking, and more. If you are...

How does Server Side Swift Workout in the Real World?

Explore a real-world application of Full Stack Swift in live streaming and fitness. Discover how Vapor and the Apple Watch created a new user experience, with insights on development using Xcode, d...

Learning Modern macOS Development by building a Virtualization App can be Bushels of Fun

Developing for macOS has been changing. What can it be like building a modern macOS app for devs? In this talk, Leo goes over how Virtualization works and how to work with modern APIs like SwiftUI,...

Swift Packages can be your Friend

Swift Package Manager offers a native, Apple supported way to use outside dependencies as well as organize your applications. However it can be a challenge to use especially with Xcode. In this tal...