Marc Prud'hommeaux

Marc Prud'hommeaux explains how you can get started building Android apps in Swift, what's the future of the Swift on Android working group, and what's FOSDEM.GuestMarc Prud'hommeaux (@marcprux@mastodon.social) - MastodonMarc Prud'hommeaux | LinkedIn@marcprux.bsky.social — Blueskymarcprux (Marc Prud'hommeaux) | GitHub AnnouncementsJoin Bushel BetaJoin our Patreon!Newsletters | BrightDigitLinksskip.tools (@skiptools@mas.to) - mas.toskipapp-showcaseskiptools/skipapp-showcase: Sample Skip app demonstrating SkipUI components for iOS and AndroidSkip Showcase - Apps on Google PlaySwift Everywhere: Bringing Swift Packages to AndroidSwift on Android Working Group - Community Showcase - Swift ForumsFOSDEM 2025 - A Free Software App Store for iOS: the App Fair Project's perspective on the DMARelated EpisodesSwift Toolkit with Natan RolnikSwift, Server Side, Serverless with Sébastien StormacqLudicrous Types with Nick LockwoodWe Have All The Heroes with Stefano MondinoSwiftly Tooling with Pol Piella AbadiaSwift Server Workgroup with Joannis OrlandosSwift Package Manager Super Powers with Marco EidingerObjective-C Today with Graham LeeSocial MediaEmailleo@brightdigit.comGitHub - @brightdigitTwitter BrightDigit - @brightdigitLeo - @leogdionLinkedInBrightDigitLeoPatreon - brightdigitCreditsMusic from https://filmmusic.io"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) (00:00) - Origins of Skip.Tools (07:59) - Technical Deep Dive: Swift to Kotlin (27:31) - Swift on Android Working Group (31:37) - Transpiled vs. Natively Compiled Swift (42:32) - Skip Showcase and Practical Applications (51:33) - What is FOSDEM? Thanks to our monthly supporters Edward Sanchez Steven Lipton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Abe White and Marc Prud'hommeaux, co-founders of Skip, share their expertise in bridging the iOS and Android ecosystems. They discuss their innovative transpiler that converts Swift to Kotlin, making multi-platform development seamless. Key challenges, like API integration and serialization across platforms, are examined. The duo emphasizes enhancing developer experience by improving tooling support, especially for those transitioning from Xcode to Android Studio. They also touch on the complexities of state management in modern UI frameworks.