Visiting WWDC is all the time a particular expertise, however attending is tougher than with many different conferences. You need to win the ticket lottery because of the demand, virtually everybody will want a flight of some period, and let’s not even discuss concerning the lodge costs! 😱
That’s a problem even you probably have an organization keen to fund you, however it should really feel utterly out of attain for nearly all college students, which is why I like that Apple organises the Swift Scholar 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 maintain monitor of everybody’s submissions, and I all the time cherished shopping and linking to these repositories every year. There is no such thing as a 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 neighborhood.
I’ll end with some phrases from AJ, who had this to say after 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 attempt once more with a distinct method. It should error. It should have bugs. However for those who maintain attempting to enhance it, you’ll get there.”
That’s good recommendation for everybody, not simply subsequent yr’s college students! 👍
Dave Verwer 
