try! Swift Tokyo 2027
Overview
An international conference gathering Apple platform developers from around the world. First held in 2016, sessions run mostly in English with real-time translation via the official app lowering the language barrier. The previous edition drew 631 attendees from over 35 countries. Across one workshop day and two conference days, it offers cutting-edge Swift content and global community exchange.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2016
- Founder
- First held in Tokyo in 2016 by Swift community members from Japan and abroad, now run by the General Incorporated Association try! Swift Tokyo
An international conference where developers in Japan connect directly with the global Swift community. Mostly English sessions are supported by real-time translation in the official app and on-screen subtitles, and its high share of overseas attendees stands out among Japanese tech conferences.
Transition
- 2016 First edition held in Tokyo
- 2024 Resumed after a pandemic hiatus
- 2026 Tenth-year edition, with 631 attendees from over 35 countries (165 from overseas) at Tachikawa Stage Garden
- 2027 Scheduled for three days at Tachikawa Stage Garden, with a workshop on March 2 and the main conference on March 3-4
Voices
Frontline sessions on Liquid Glass, Embedded Swift, and more made for a rich program, and the venue's energy added to the learning (from OPTiM's tech blog report, in Japanese)
One company sent its entire iOS engineering team, turning the conference into a shared team learning experience (from stmn's tech blog report, in Japanese)
Even with mostly English sessions, real-time translation in the official app and projected subtitles made everything easy to follow (from ANDPAD's tech blog report, in Japanese)
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