Beyond the Simulator: Perspectives on Modern App Development

​PhillyCocoa is having our second IRL meetup of 2026!

​Hosted by Vanguard at 2300 Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

​Enjoy wonderful talks by fellow developers/designers on a diverse range of topics from UI design to AI integration.

​Don't miss out on this chance to meet your fellow colleagues building new and exciting tech.

​Evening Talks:

​Talk 1: Asphyre: Building an App in 30 Days & Lessons Learned - Kenny Ho

​Talk 2: Making Cubic: Building apps with my agentic friends - Arpit Mathur

​Metals shaders: Adding juice to your app - Kotaro Fujita

​Claude Code with Xcode - Mark Arias

​Format:

​5:45-6:15: Meet-and-greeting

​6:20-6:30: Introduction and news

​6:40-6:50:  1st talk: Kenny Ho

​7-7:10:  2nd talk: Arpit Mathur

​7:15-7:30: 3rd talk: Kotaro Fujita

​7:30-7:45: 4th talk: Mark Arias

​7:45-8: Closing speech and cleanup

​Teams Link:

​https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/234727433237032?p=eF10naOq67t4tAaFLm

​Capacity is limited to 25 people so please RSVP quickly to claim your spot. We do have a waiting list. If you do not plan to show up in person, please give up the spot so someone else can attend in person.

​PhillyCocoa's mission is to help local developers learn and master Apple developer technologies through social events and community. This includes iOS/Mac/tvOS/watchOS/visionOS. All skill levels are welcome.