About
SwiftDifferently started as a place to collect my thoughts while learning iOS development, and slowly grew into a space for sharing everything I’ve discovered along the way.
Created by Omar Elsayed, this site reflects my curiosity as an iOS software engineer who enjoys digging beneath the surface to understand how things truly work—from Swift internals to the architectural decisions behind well-crafted apps.
Coding, for me, is closely connected to photography; both reward patience, perspective, and attention to detail. That mindset shapes how I write, teach, and build.
SwiftDifferently exists because knowledge feels incomplete when it’s kept to yourself, and this is my way of passing it forward through blogs and workshops. If you’re curious to see the creative side that lives outside of code, you can also visit my photography website and explore the stories I tell through images.
Projects
- MultiCamapp
iOS camera app for capturing priceless memories.
- Blur Browserapp
Native macOS browser built with WebKit, designed and built with AI.
- CleanBrowseapp
macOS menu bar app for blocking distracting websites.
- PrayerTimeapp
App for accurate prayer times.
- AsyncImagepackage
A clean way to fetch images from a URL in Swift.
- SwiftUserDefaultspackage
Easy API for UserDefaults, aligned with Apple's privacy rules.
- Injectionpackage
Lightweight dependency injection package for Swift.
- SwiftToastAlertpackage
Easy-to-use SwiftUI toast alert API.
- GenericNetworkLayerpackage
Generic network layer to bootstrap networking in your apps.
- HPagingScrollViewgist
Horizontal paging scroll view for SwiftUI.
- swiftui-agent-skillskill
SwiftUI best-practices skill for AI coding agents.
- SwiftDifferentlywebsite
This site — an iOS engineering blog and workshop space.
// more projects coming soon 🔜