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RE: https://xoxo.zone/@mb/116805905139011066
Our very own @mb will be live on the Clockwise podcast shortly! If you can’t catch it live, catch the recording 😉
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116805917110051898","date_published":"2026-06-24T16:00:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"16:00","date_timestamp":1782316850,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92743203","content_html":"🎙️Once again, going live in a couple minutes as a guest on Clockwise.
\n4️⃣ Four folks, four tech topics, 30 minutes.
\n🔴 relay.fm/live
\n\n
But the ensuing community aspect of WWDC is always our favorite: Mixers, talks, and opportunities to hang out with friends and colleagues in person. ❤️
We’re already looking forward to next year! 🤞
More photos here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ706VmG73L
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The keynote and everything else at Apple Park was engaging and fun. It’s always a treat to walk the campus and see the details everyone fettered over.
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We’re reflecting on WWDC and wanted to post some photos from the trip! 😝
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\nWe’ll collect everything here into a blog post along with some more thoughts as we continue to play with all these new tools! What did you find the most value in from the WWDC sessions?
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116777527412983745","date_published":"2026-06-19T15:40:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 15:40","date_timestamp":1781883658,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92501296","content_html":"And a few more miscellaneous sessions with content we’re already 🤫 playing around with and integrating into 🤐 projects.
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/321/
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/322/
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116777527124775964","date_published":"2026-06-19T15:40:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 15:40","date_timestamp":1781883653,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92434251","content_html":"One of our engineers found a lot of value in the streamed labs: “I enjoyed getting to see the people who actually write the frameworks we use answer questions live. It’s good insight into how they’re thinking and problem solving.”
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/8120
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/8001
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116771857407031079","date_published":"2026-06-18T15:39:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 15:39","date_timestamp":1781797140,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92368439","content_html":"The design principles and UI prototype sessions were really inspiring too, regardless of how seasoned a designer you are. You can never have too many threads of inspiration to follow!
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/250/
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/227/
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116766442643895028","date_published":"2026-06-17T16:41:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 16:41","date_timestamp":1781714517,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92368405","content_html":"And for those who need a quick refresher on App Intents, we’re pretty partial to this blog post: https://lickability.com/blog/creating-your-first-app-shortcut/ 😉
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116766439481113587","date_published":"2026-06-17T16:41:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 16:41","date_timestamp":1781714469,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92368384","content_html":"More valuable sessions and documentation we recommend: devour everything you can about App Intents and integrating into system features like Siri and Spotlight.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/AppIntentsTesting
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/343/
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116766437419057393","date_published":"2026-06-17T16:40:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 16:40","date_timestamp":1781714438,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92309992","content_html":"First up: really valuable overviews on topics that previous had no easy-to-follow paths for getting started. With the focus on Siri / AI integration, resources like these are going to need to be the new norm.
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/240
https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/223
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116761414907010275","date_published":"2026-06-16T19:23:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 19:23","date_timestamp":1781637800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92309991","content_html":"Hey! 👋 The buzz from last week’s WWDC still hasn’t worn off, but we managed to wrangle our team away from reading dev docs and watching sessions long enough to get thoughts on a few of their favorites. We’ll post some sporadically this week! 😜 👍
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116761414887477095","date_published":"2026-06-16T19:23:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 19:23","date_timestamp":1781637800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91773317","content_html":"Disappointing! We came close but no bingo this year... At least we have a format we can fill out for WWDC next year 😉 And we’ll check in throughout the week in case anything else gets mentioned (Xcode updates for example?)
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Apple releasing an official Steal His Fit tool for Craig Federighi #WWDC26
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Happy #WWDC 🥳
Some of the Lickability team is in Cupertino today, and the rest of us will be watching the livestream.
What goes great with watching WWDC? WWDC bingo, so we made a simple bingo card you can fill out and screenshot during the event! 😝 Have fun!
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116613839664990303
We’re running around prepping for WWDC next week, so please check out our most recent blog post: How our team is using AI and where it has/hasn’t improved their workflow.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116692704823348970","date_published":"2026-06-04T16:09:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 16:09","date_timestamp":1780589368,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91100008","content_html":"Hey! 👋 We’re back with another blog post:
\nWe canvassed our team of technical and non-technical professionals to see if/how they’re using AI, and where they are (or aren’t) finding it useful.
\nhttps://lickability.com/blog/3-perspectives/
\nIs everyone “vibe coding” during their off hours? Are our engineers 10x-ing productivity on every project?? Give it a read and find out! 😝
\n\n
3. https://github.com/kimsungwhee/apple-docs-mcp And the aptly-named Apple Docs MCP also lets you “access Apple’s official developer docs, frameworks, APIs, SwiftUI, UIKit, and WWDC videos through Model Context Protocol.”
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116654248337807038","date_published":"2026-05-28T21:09:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 21:09","date_timestamp":1780002568,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91100003","content_html":"2. https://github.com/mihaelamj/cupertino Cupertino is “a Swift-based tool to crawl, index, and serve Apple's developer documentation to AI agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).”
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116654247615458107","date_published":"2026-05-28T21:09:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 21:09","date_timestamp":1780002557,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91099998","content_html":"Here’s a few tools for Swift devs that solve a niche problem: making Apple Developer docs play nicely with LLMs—now in multiple flavors!
1. Sosumi (clever😉) “translates Apple Developer documentation, Human Interface Guidelines, WWDC sessions, and external Swift-DocC sites into AI-friendly Markdown.”
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116654246741364736","date_published":"2026-05-28T21:09:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 21:09","date_timestamp":1780002544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90650675","content_html":"Hey! 👋 We’re back with another blog post:
We canvassed our team of technical and non-technical professionals to see if/how they’re using AI, and where they are (or aren’t) finding it useful.
https://lickability.com/blog/3-perspectives/
Is everyone “vibe coding” during their off hours? Are our engineers 10x-ing productivity on every project?? Give it a read and find out! 😝
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116613839664990303","date_published":"2026-05-21T17:53:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 17:53","date_timestamp":1779385981,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90166652","content_html":"Congrats to all our friends who were recently recognized as pillars of the Apple development community, and an extra-special shout-out to Lickability alum @mikaelacaron! 🦄 ❤️
https://developer.apple.com/community/recognition/?cid=ADC-DM-c00435-M00923
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116573787863892323","date_published":"2026-05-14T16:07:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 16:07","date_timestamp":1778774839,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90031536","content_html":"RE: https://mastodon.social/@soapboxsoftware/116561962778038207
Indigo does a great job of solving a common problem nowadays. Thoughtfully made and worth your time to check it out!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116563200290728416","date_published":"2026-05-12T19:14:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 19:14","date_timestamp":1778613285,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89810848","content_html":"Introducing Indigo
\nA beautiful new app for Bluesky and Mastodon and the best way to experience both social networks together. It’s tough keeping up with everyone you care about when they’re split across different networks but Indigo brings them together for a seamless social experience.
\nhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/indigo-for-bluesky-mastodon/id6763755310
\n\n
AI has changed how a lot of people are working with software while building (agents, prompting, etc.), and many companies are integrating this workflow into the core levels of their products (Copilot in Windows 11, Apple’s upcoming “Extensions” in iOS 27).
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116539554087231273","date_published":"2026-05-08T15:01:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 15:01","date_timestamp":1778252473,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89810849","content_html":"But how many people want these workflows to be ubiquitous? Are some problems begging for agentic automation, while others are best solved through thoughtful UX? Or will we realize these workflows work best in certain niches and not as a universal solution?
What are your thoughts?
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116539554108927381","date_published":"2026-05-08T15:01:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 15:01","date_timestamp":1778252473,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89810846","content_html":"We’re hard at work, so how about winding down the week with a discussion topic: What does the future of using apps look like?
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@grantjbutler I'd kill for one even in just a home server!
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116501821268560124","date_published":"2026-05-01T23:05:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 23:05","date_timestamp":1777676716,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89418960","content_html":"@frederik this!!
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116501816582086571","date_published":"2026-05-01T23:04:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 23:04","date_timestamp":1777676644,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89329102","content_html":"We have a cool little 🤏 project planned just before #WWDC2026, but we need some more data... So: What are some predictions (or items on your wishlist) for #WWDC this year?
Hardware, software, product, design, or anything in-between, we’d love to hear from you! 🙏
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We wanted to highlight some examples of quality software made by folks who care about things like performance and the value of simply solving a problem.
Also, we wrote about that concept here:
https://lickability.com/blog/too-much-of-a-good-thing
If people appreciate these recommendations, we’ll try to make this a more regular thing. 😉
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116483812183886233","date_published":"2026-04-28T18:45:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 18:45","date_timestamp":1777401919,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89189814","content_html":"And this is Quick Reads: a low-cost solution for saving articles that actually works, has a dedicated Obsidian plugin, and full API access, made by @matt_birchler.
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116483812148272998","date_published":"2026-04-28T18:45:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 18:45","date_timestamp":1777401918,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89189813","content_html":"People seemed to like our last few software shout-outs, so have some more!
First is TinyStar: an absolutely featherweight buy-it-once launcher for MacOS that rivals heavier hitters like Spotlight and Raycast, made by @nileane.
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116483812126199130","date_published":"2026-04-28T18:45:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 18:45","date_timestamp":1777401918,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88797821","content_html":"A few of us played with this yesterday. Not only is it a very good app, but it oozes personality. We won’t spoil the onboarding process for you—if you need a good font manager on MacOS, go check it out! 😝
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116449704451537411","date_published":"2026-04-22T18:11:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 18:11","date_timestamp":1776881476,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88644867","content_html":"RE: https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116420892910678630
What a nice start to the week—we’re honored to have Ashli’s blog post featured in @fatbobman’s Swift Weekly newsletter!
https://fatbobman.com/en/weekly/issue-132
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116438014899707262","date_published":"2026-04-20T16:38:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 16:38","date_timestamp":1776703108,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88453027","content_html":"Up now on our blog: Our engineer Ashli on identifying solutions that adhere to her standards, and when just “solving the problem” isn’t always enough.
\nhttps://lickability.com/blog/animating-strikethroughs-in-swiftui/
\n\n
Up now on our blog: Our engineer Ashli on identifying solutions that adhere to her standards, and when just “solving the problem” isn’t always enough.
https://lickability.com/blog/animating-strikethroughs-in-swiftui/
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116420892910678630","date_published":"2026-04-17T16:04:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-17 16:04","date_timestamp":1776441847,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88330468","content_html":"We had such an amazing time at #DeepDishSwift, and the last 3 days absolutely flew by! 😝🍕 Huge thanks to Josh Holtz and everyone involved in making it a success.
Some photos of @mb giving her closing keynote. 📷 Credits go to @charliemchapman & @girlyjuice ❤️
See you next year? 👀
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\nRE: https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116398490213228452
Whoops, new link for the livestream!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m5h2jXPp54
@mb is on in 1 hour ◡̈❤️ #DeepDishSwift
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116404893491582369","date_published":"2026-04-14T20:15:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-14 20:15","date_timestamp":1776197715,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88176984","content_html":"Happy Monday! @mb is delivering a keynote at #DeepDishSwift TOMORROW @ 4:15CDT/5:15EDT.
\nTune in for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BYiRflOc0E
\nIn the meantime, check out all the other talented and insightful speakers on the livestream! 👏
\n\n
If you’re here, come say hi! But if you’re busy (or a little shy), we left these on the “shameless plug” swag table—each one has a pin and a few stickers 😉
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Happy Monday! @mb is delivering a keynote at #DeepDishSwift TOMORROW @ 4:15CDT/5:15EDT.
Tune in for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BYiRflOc0E
In the meantime, check out all the other talented and insightful speakers on the livestream! 👏
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116398490213228452","date_published":"2026-04-13T17:06:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 17:06","date_timestamp":1776100009,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87869025","content_html":"RE: https://xoxo.zone/@mb/116371003745001334
We’ll be at #DeepDishSwift in Chicago next week where @mb will be delivering a keynote! In the meantime, check out her appearance on the DeepDishSwift Slices podcast. 🍕
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116371283151653671","date_published":"2026-04-08T21:47:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 21:47","date_timestamp":1775684862,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87795760","content_html":"Oh, right, I’m giving a keynote in Chicago next week! I got to chat with @malin and @kaidombrowski on the @deepdish Slices podcast about it. Tickets are still available, come hang out ◡̈
\nhttps://slices-the-deep-dish-swift-pod.pinecast.co/episode/24b2ad38/mb-bischoff
\n\n
Welp, our very own @mb won the dub dub lottery, so looks like we’ll BE there be there! 😉 #WWDC26
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Thanks to everyone who attended @mb’s talk: Some Supervision Required at @revenuecat’s App Catfe Thursday afternoon! She spoke about how we use AI agents in workflows where care and quality are the #1 priority.
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\nRE: https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116285113145081768
See you guys tomorrow at 3:00PM EDT 😋 👋
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116324631957205175","date_published":"2026-03-31T16:03:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 16:03","date_timestamp":1774973021,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87080877","content_html":"Our very own @mb will be giving a talk at @revenuecat’s New York City App Catfe at 3:00PM EDT on Wednesday, April 1! (We promise it’s not an April fool...)
\nDetails about the event can be found here: https://luma.com/60ow6yr6
\n\n
One more piece of Friday reading: Team favorite @fatbobman on Appstore review turnaround times in the age of vibe coding:
https://fatbobman.com/en/weekly/issue-128/
Have you run into issues with the submit ➡️ review ➡️ approval pipeline lately?
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116301833309042899","date_published":"2026-03-27T15:25:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 15:25","date_timestamp":1774625142,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87078868","content_html":"RE: https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116126439613096467
Happy Friday ✨ Hope your week’s been good! If you’re looking for something to read, check out this blog post from a bunch of folks on our team about scope creep and what the future of apps may look like.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116301710058407894","date_published":"2026-03-27T14:54:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-27 14:54","date_timestamp":1774623261,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86866188","content_html":"We got to thinking about what people want out of apps in the landscape of 2026, where everything tries to be an “everything app” and scope has more potential than ever to spiral out of control. 😵
\nRead our newest blog post from all of us at Lickability:
\n\n\n
Our very own @mb will be giving a talk at @revenuecat’s New York City App Catfe at 1:00PM EDT on Wednesday, April 1! (We promise it’s not an April fool...)
Details about the event can be found here: https://luma.com/60ow6yr6
","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability/116285113145081768","date_published":"2026-03-24T16:33:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-24 16:33","date_timestamp":1774370012,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86330613","content_html":"@ravigupta To each their own, I suppose 🙂
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116240320338857119","date_published":"2026-03-16T18:42:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-16 18:42","date_timestamp":1773686528,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86329604","content_html":"As soon as we learned this was being built by the creators of Dark Sky, it was like 💡 ahh no wonder this is such an elegant blend of data and design.
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This article by Robert Hart for The Verge really sums up the exciting potential frameworks like these have, and their inability to fully deliver (yet). Absolutely something worth keeping an eye on as this technology gets further refined, though! 😝
https://www.theverge.com/tech/876229/nothing-essential-ai-app-builder
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116058629161172305","date_published":"2026-02-12T16:35:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-12 16:35","date_timestamp":1770914141,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83983281","content_html":"And here are some more perspectives we found insightful: one from @_inside and another from Christian Tietze, shared by @siracusa
https://mastodon.social/@_inside/116026054684324613
https://mastodon.social/@siracusa/116025942514542510
","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/lickability/statuses/116047566201005867","date_published":"2026-02-10T17:42:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Lickability","url":"https://mastodon.social/@lickability","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F000%2F416%2F364%2Foriginal%2Ff6784db414a6f9bc.png","_microblog":{"username":"lickability@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-10 17:42","date_timestamp":1770745333,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83983104","content_html":"“I’d love for someone to check me on that though, as I don’t know to what extent Xcode’s behaviors can now be controlled through MCP from these tools, because that could be enough to warrant using the first-party integration for many tasks.” — Liberatore, Lickability Staff Engineer
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