Paul Hudson

@twostraws.bsky.social

6436 Followers 77 Following

I write Swift and write about Swift, but most people prefer my dogs.

A large fluffy white dog stands in a dry summer field with its head tipped back mid-bark or howl. Its curled tail is raised high, and a blue sky filled with scattered clouds stretches overhead, with a line of trees in the distance.
Kickstart focuses on everything around your app that actually determines success, bringing together your App Store listing, competitor research, pricing, reviews, analytics, marketing, and launch workflow so you're never figuring it out alone.
A British Airways airplane being loaded.
This app has an impressive amount of features all in one place, and I’m finding it super useful, as a solo dev. I emailed Kickstart support to request a new feature, and Paul responded right away, and rolled out a new version that included my request a few days later. Color me impressed!
All I had to do was open one of my projects in the app and suddenly I had 100 new ideas for everything from social media posts to keyword SEO to user reviews to… well, I’m still exploring. There is so much depth here. Also, it has a really nice MCP, so Claude is enjoying the app too. Five stars, would heartily recommend.
Kickstart now supports adding custom voices – just record yourself saying a simple script, and it lets you add AI narration to your videos in your own voice.
A box full of Kickstart stickers.
Top Charts for the Developer category shows Xcode, Kickstart, Apple Developer, TestFlight, and Transporter.
Two fluffy white Samoyed dogs walking happily along a grassy countryside path, with tall green grass and trees under a cloudy sky.
Large, fluffy, white dog on garden stones, enjoying the sunshine and a tub of ice cream
The Kickstart logotype with four colored stripes next to it.
A fluffy white dog is sitting in the sun under a blue sky, behind her is the Westbury white horse on a green hillside.
The Swift AI Playbook.
A glowing Hacking with Swift logo on a CPU.
This is a fun way to learn some hacking skills. The tutorials give you the basics and if you pay for the full program, you definitely get more challenges. I love the variety of the challenges this game presents you. If you are a techie or interested in how things work on the web with encryption I think you will love this.
An cybersecurity challenge showing live SQL queries running, as the user attempts to break into a cybersecurity group called The Runtime Cartel.
A red dot entering a maze.
Four men smiling at the camera. One of them is wearing an Apollo T-shirt, because Apollo is still alive, damn it.
A preview screenshot of the Apple Developer Forums showing discussions happening.
Tim Cook at WWDC25.
The media area next to the Steve Jobs Theater.
Apple employees delivering coffee and treats at Apple Park Visitor Center.
Michie, Adrian, Josh, Mikaela, Christian, Mustafa, and me are packing paper bags with goodies.
WWDC25 pins
Apple Park T-shirt designs in white and black. One shows a solid ring, and the other the iconic Apple rainbow.
A sunny morning at Philz Coffee on Main Street, Cupertino.
WWDC25 sale, with a Swift logo.
Apple Watch: Global close your rings day badge.
A photo of a Samoyed dog, remade as latte art in a pink milkshake.
A fluffy white dog is licking her chops, and seems to be winking.
Arthur Christmas.
Netflix telling me I’m not part of the household for my account.
I’m selecting a reply in Twitter and letting VoiceOver read it out.
I’m selecting the reply with VoiceOver enabled.
Georgian buildings, with misty church spires in the distance.
I purchased all the lessons in Chris’s Japanese app.
A DNS Whois record showing hackingwithswift.com was registered 10 years ago.
An Irish passport.
A fluffy white dog with its head thrown back in a gentle howl.
A YouTube comment, “This is the single best intro to a language for existing programmers I've ever seen or read. I'm in awe of what you've done.”
Glowing green aurora over snow.
App Store Connect saying a new app has been approved for beta testing.
Snow-capped hills with cold water in front.
Antonio and Antonio pizza menu.
A white dog resting its head on my lap.
A fluffy white dog sits on a bench with its tongue hanging out.
An enamel pin badge saying “women’s rights are human rights.”