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Alexander Sandberg

@alexandersandberg.com

Software tinkerer ✦ Building carefully crafted Swift and SwiftUI apps ✦ alexandersandberg.com

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Preview of the project page on my website

Preview of the project page on my website

I added a new project to my website called Quitting social media, where I share notes on my work-in-progress path to freedom from social media.

It's somewhat ironic to post about this here, but I talk more about that in the project.

alexandersandberg.com/quitting-soc...

21.01.2026 16:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Balance sponsor in Dense Discovery issue 370

Balance sponsor in Dense Discovery issue 370

Balance is the sponsor of this week’s issue of
@densediscovery.bsky.social!

It’s one of very few newsletters I subscribe to, and I’ve been a reader for years. Happy to support Kai’s great work.

It’s also the first ever ad I run for Balance, as I try to ramp up my…

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#14

06.01.2026 09:04 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Two black caps, one with the text "Balance", and one with the Balance logo rocks

Two black caps, one with the text "Balance", and one with the Balance logo rocks

To celebrate the Balance redesign, I ordered some merch for myself!

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#13

23.10.2025 06:36 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I'm glad you like it! 😊 Haha, yes I tried to warn about that in the onboarding to prevent scares 😅

The weekly goals are per workspace and you can set them in the individual workspace settings.

15.10.2025 09:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hope you will like it! Enjoy the rest of your vacation! 😊

03.10.2025 09:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Amazing! Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or feedback—would love to hear it! :)

02.10.2025 08:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wow, thank you so much for the very kind words! So happy you like it! ☺️

02.10.2025 08:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
App Store screenshot for Balance

App Store screenshot for Balance

I spent 1,000+ hours over the past year and a half obsessing over every detail.

Today, I’m excited to finally share Balance 2 — redesigned to help you track time more mindfully.

apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...

01.10.2025 07:43 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
App Store screenshot for Balance

App Store screenshot for Balance

I spent 1,000+ hours over the past year and a half obsessing over every detail.

Today, I’m excited to finally share Balance 2 — redesigned to help you track time more mindfully.

apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...

01.10.2025 07:43 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Preview
‎The Best Apps for Students : App Store Story ‎Learn about collection The Best Apps for Students featuring Canva: AI Photo & Video Editor, Adobe Lightroom, Acorn 8, and many more on Mac App Store. Enjoy these apps on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Apple has featured Balance in its ”The Best Apps for Students“ story on the App Store in the US!

Can’t wait to release Balance 2 soon—stay tuned!

apps.apple.com/us/story/id1...

20.08.2025 07:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When can we expect the macOS 26 UI Kit for Figma? 👀

19.08.2025 11:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Preview of the redesigned Swift.org landing page in the "What's new in Swift" WWDC25 video.

Preview of the redesigned Swift.org landing page in the "What's new in Swift" WWDC25 video.

Thanks for the SWWG shout-out, @hborla.bsky.social! 🥳

09.06.2025 21:16 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Announcing The Swift Information Architecture Project On behalf of the Swift Website Workgroup, I'm excited to announce the Swift Information Architecture Project! This project aims to design and implement a unified information architecture for content ...

Absolutely! There's a big information architecture project underway working on this already.

forums.swift.org/t/announcing...

08.06.2025 12:03 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Happy to hear, Steve! Thank you for spreading the word!

05.06.2025 06:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The new Swift.org landing page

The new Swift.org landing page

The Swift.org redesign we've been working on just landed!

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#10

04.06.2025 18:39 👍 42 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 2

Thanks, yeah it's possible. Have to take a closer look at this!

19.05.2025 13:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Internet Phone Book cover

The Internet Phone Book cover

My website featured in the Internet Phone Book on page 37

My website featured in the Internet Phone Book on page 37

Just received my copy of the Internet Phone Book! Happy to support such a cool project.

Call me maybe? #307

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#9

19.05.2025 10:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I'm experiencing some (SwiftUI) UI lag for a few seconds when my macOS app becomes key. I think (need to take a closer look though) this is caused by SwiftData syncing to iCloud.

Happen to have any tips/resources on how to improve that? 🙏

I use @Query to fetch data.

17.05.2025 16:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Just signed up for the Lumon severance procedure so I can dogfood my products without bias.

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#7

25.03.2025 10:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congrats! Excited to see where you will take the app!

03.03.2025 11:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

And I highly recommend SwiftUI. It's super fun to work with!

28.02.2025 14:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

1. Build something that you need yourself
2. Care about it a lot

If you also want to build something for others, then also

3. Get feedback as soon as possible

28.02.2025 14:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks for sharing, Arnaud! 😊

28.02.2025 13:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Making the window translucency adjustable in Balance 2.

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#6

25.02.2025 09:26 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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First Balance 2 sneak peek.

Let me know if you want access to the private beta once it’s open for testing!

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#5

14.02.2025 17:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0