Visiting WWDC is at all times a particular expertise, however attending is more durable than with many different conferences. You need to win the ticket lottery as a result of demand, nearly everybody will want a flight of some period, and let’s not even discuss in regards to the resort costs! 😱
That’s a problem even if in case you have an organization prepared to fund you, nevertheless it should really feel fully out of attain for nearly all college students, which is why I like that Apple organises the Swift Pupil Problem yearly. Apple introduced the winners this week, and from the 350 winners, Apple picked 50 to attend a three-day occasion round this yr’s convention. 🎉
I obtained an opportunity to speak with a few the winners this week: AJ Nettles and Dezmond Blair. In earlier years, the scholars have organised to hold observe of everybody’s submissions, and I at all times beloved looking and linking to these repositories every year. There isn’t any 2024 repository, sadly, however getting to satisfy AJ and Dezmond was a deal with.
Their apps are spectacular, too, with AJ making a password supervisor utilizing CryptoKit and Dezmond making a mountain biking companion app utilizing ARKit.
Congratulations to all the winners this yr, and I hope those that are attending the convention will make them really feel welcome and a part of the group.
I’ll end with some phrases from AJ, who had this to say once I requested if he had any recommendation for subsequent yr’s college students:
“Don’t be afraid to fail. In case your code doesn’t compile then strive once more with a unique method. It’s going to error. It’s going to have bugs. However in the event you hold attempting to enhance it, you’ll get there.”
That’s good recommendation for everybody, not simply subsequent yr’s college students! 👍
Dave Verwer 
