The European Commission lost the Chat Control 2.0 battle over access to end-to-end encrypted data. By the summer 2026, they will be back with their next attempt: Going Dark. This time some EU member states want to include VPN services.
The Going Dark initiative, or ProtectEU as the Commission now calls it, wants to “enable law enforcement authorities to access encrypted data in a lawful manner”. This is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt.
We’ve rebuilt Things Cloud from the ground up – fast, modern, and ready for the future. 🚀 A behind-the-scenes look: https://culturedcode.com/things/blog/
I am excited to share the latest episode with team at @things
@vry and @jainek share their success story moving to Swift on the Server and the lessons they learned along the way.
https://brightdigit.com/episodes/198-full-stack-things-with-werner-jainek-and-vojtech-rylko
I'm excited to chat with @vry and @jainek of @things about building Full Stack Swift app for all of Apple's platforms.
Have any questions for us? Let us know.
https://www.swift.org/blog/how-swifts-server-support-powers-things-cloud/
@stevex @Gte @airspeedswift Fair point, Steve. Ten minutes for a clean build isn't great. It makes CI slow and is annoying when you need to run it locally.
But as Ben mentioned, during active development we use incremental builds that usually take 5-10 seconds, which is fine.
So it's a mere annoyance, not a showstopper for us.
Semi-regular reminder that you can literally save lives today by donating to "Come Back Alive" #Ukrainian charity. It is (AFAIK) the largest, one of the oldest, and known to be effective and transparent. You can choose from multiple projects to donate, it accepts different types of payments from overseas, and it works on multiple aspects, including but not limited to air defence, medical evacuation, training, and veteran care https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Just published on Swift.org: How we transitioned Things Cloud to Swift, and why it was the right choice for us. A year in production, zero operational issues!
https://www.swift.org/blog/how-swifts-server-support-powers-things-cloud/
Just in time for Follow Friday, we're live
@swiftlang.
And with a post about how popular task manager @things now powers their app front to back with #swift.
https://www.swift.org/blog/how-swifts-server-support-powers-things-cloud/
Tomorrow will mark 1,000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
On this despicable anniversary, we honour the brave Ukrainians working and fighting for a free Ukraine with the colours of its flag on our headquarters.
Our enduring friendship and solidarity are here to stay. So is our commitment to work shoulder to shoulder towards a peaceful future within our Union.
Слава Україні! Europe is with you!
Swift has been successfully adopted on the backend by many companies - one of them is Cultured Code, the company behind the award winning Things app. Hear why it's been a success for them in this talk by Vojtech Rylko (@vry) from this year's conference
One of my favorite talks at @swiftserverconf this year: @vry presents how @things uses #SwiftOnServer to run their backend. #swift
ServerSide.swift 2024
26th-27th September
London, UK
Tickets on sale now!
Complete to-dos directly from the Home Screen with Things’ all-new interactive widgets ✨ See it in action: https://culturedcode.com/things/blog/
We’re looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to join our team. You’ll be responsible for Things Cloud’s availability, scalability, and data security, and you’ll play a key role in the development of some exciting and challenging new features. → https://culturedcode.com/jobs/ #GetFediHired
One of Things’ most-requested features is here: adjustable text size! 🎉 You can now scale Things’ interface to a size that’s right for you. Check it out → https://culturedcode.com/things/blog/
🔐📝 If you want to play with certificates – I mean who doesn't – have a look at the new #Swift certificate library by my colleague @lukasa.
#SwiftOnServer
https://www.swift.org/blog/swift-certificates-and-asn1/
A pitch by @ktoso for custom executors – a way to customize how work on a #swift actor is executed.
https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-custom-actor-executors/63135
Our all-new support pages are live 🎉
A super fast search finds any article instantly, and the new start page invites you to learn more about the app and its features. It’s a great resource – check it out! https://culturedcode.com/support
