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Hi there, my name is Lukáš.

I love building things in the digital space. I enjoy the entire process, but I especially like the engineering part. My passion lies in getting all the details right.

I’m a software developer, and I make apps for Apple platforms in the Swift programming language.

I’ve founded a small company, created Diagrams for Mac, and have expanded into freelancing.

I’m originally from Czechia and currently based in Dresden, Germany. Every now and then, I take advantage of my location independence and work from different spots across Europe, including my home country, the Canary Islands, and Bulgaria.

What am I doing now?

See my Now page.

Interested in working with me?

If you’re looking for a Swift developer to join your iOS or macOS projects and you’d be interested in collaborating, I’m eager to hear from you.

These are my areas of expertise:

• AppKit: My journey began with Mac development, so this is the framework I grew up on. Still in NSLove!
• UIKit: Confidently navigating what I consider the backbone of top-notch iOS apps.
• SwiftUI: Adopted it right from its introduction. I’m familiar with its techniques as well as approaches for working around its limitations. Declarative UI FTW!
• Combine: I’ve been a long-time fan of FRP frameworks and a user of ReactiveSwift, which made the switch to Apple’s first-party framework quite smooth.
• TCA: With its growing buzz in the Swift community, I’ve recently hopped on the TCA train. I’ve always been inclined towards Redux-based systems, so it was an obvious choice for the architecture of my new app.
• Reverse Engineering: Peeking under the hood of Apple’s frameworks to bend their behavior or work around bugs has always been my passion.
• CloudKit: Sync in the context of CloudKit was my primary topic of 2023, and while I’m still a newcomer, I’ve found it surprisingly enjoyable!

Where do I write?

I don’t write much, but I occasionally share posts on my blog about about technical topics, insights from my work, and hobby projects. I also publish my yearly reviews there. For quick notes on development-related things I’ve learned, check out my TIL section.

Where can you find me online?

• Mastodon is my go-to social network. Here, I post about development for Apple platforms, repost interesting content about the indie business, and share bits from my life.
• I’ve created an account on Bluesky, since it seemed promising, but I’m still not fully sold.
• I kept an account on ​X, but as the good ol’ Twitter turned into a sh*thole, I’ve stopped using it.
• For everything related to code, see my GitHub.
• And as for my outdoor activities, I track my runs on Strava and log my hikes on Komoot.

How to get in touch?

Via email at lukas@structuredpath.eu for work-related matters and at lukas.kubanek@me.com for everything else.