# Paul Hudson

> Paul Hudson is a British Swift developer, author, and educator based in Bath, England, best known as the creator of Hacking with Swift - the world's largest Swift tutorial site. With over 700,000 unique monthly visitors, 20+ books, and free courses like 100 Days of SwiftUI, he has taught hundreds of thousands of developers how to build iOS apps. A former tech journalist at Future Publishing, he invented FutureFolio for iPad publishing, then pivoted to become the go-to teacher for the Swift community - co-hosting the Swift over Coffee podcast, maintaining popular open-source projects like ControlRoom and Ignite, and raising over $40,000 for Black Girls Code through the Swift for Good charity anthology.

- **Role:** Creator & Editor at Hacking with Swift
- **Organizations:** Hacking with Swift, Future Publishing (former), Swift over Coffee
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Expertise in Swift, iOS, open-source, Self-taught / Career-driven
- **Known for:** Created Hacking with Swift - the world's largest Swift tutorial website, Attracted 700,000+ unique monthly visitors and 5,000,000+ monthly page views, Authored 20+ books on Swift, iOS, PHP, and other topics

## Career timeline

- **~2000s** — Joined Future Publishing as journalist and developer; wrote for Mac Format, Linux Format, PC Format, PC Plus, PC Answers
- **~2005** — Published PHP in a Nutshell (O'Reilly)
- **~2006-2008** — Became Deputy Editor then Editor of Linux Format magazine
- **2009** — Released open-source graphics library Gloss
- **2010** — Released Brain Party game (Hudzilla Games)
- **2012-2013** — Invented FutureFolio, Future Publishing's digital publishing system for iPad/Apple Newsstand
- **2013** — Published several Latin language learning books and Fit Over 50
- **2014** — Launched hackingwithswift.com when Apple released Swift
- **2015** — Published Hacking with Swift book
- **2018** — Launched Swift over Coffee podcast (with Erica Sadun)
- **2019** — Launched 100 Days of Swift and SwiftUI courses; published SwiftUI by Example
- **2020** — Organized Swift for Good charity anthology; raised $40,000+ for Black Girls Code
- **2022** — Released Ignite - static site generator for Swift developers
- **2023** — Released Inferno Metal shaders and Vortex particle effects for SwiftUI
- **2025** — Launched Hacktivate - cybersecurity education app for iPhone/iPad/Mac
- **2025** — Continued Swift over Coffee podcast with co-host Mikaela Caron
- **2026** — Active on AGENTS.md initiative for AI-assisted Swift/SwiftUI development

## Achievements

- Created Hacking with Swift - the world's largest Swift tutorial website
- Attracted 700,000+ unique monthly visitors and 5,000,000+ monthly page views
- Authored 20+ books on Swift, iOS, PHP, and other topics
- Created 100 Days of Swift and 100 Days of SwiftUI - among the most popular free iOS courses online
- Invented FutureFolio, propelling Future Publishing to dominate Apple Newsstand on iPad
- Organized Swift for Good charity anthology, raising $40,000+ for Black Girls Code
- Interviewed Chris Lattner (creator of Swift) in a landmark multi-part series
- Endorsed by Chris Lattner as a great Swift learning resource
- Maintained 85+ GitHub repositories with 9,600+ followers
- Key open-source projects: ControlRoom (6,000+ stars), HackingWithSwift (6,300+ stars), Ignite (2,200+ stars), Inferno (2,800+ stars), Unwrap (2,300+ stars)
- Co-hosted Swift over Coffee podcast for 5+ years
- Built Unwrap - free open-source iOS app to learn Swift interactively
- Launched Hacktivate - CTF-based cybersecurity education app

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Actively posting about AGENTS.md for Swift/SwiftUI projects on X/Twitter, engaging with AI-assisted development trends
- **2025-10** — Launched Hacktivate app - a CTF-based cybersecurity education game for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- **2025-02** — Released Swift Interview Challenges videos and returned Unwrap Live for 2025
- **2025-01** — Active newsletter, YouTube content, and Swift over Coffee podcast with Mikaela Caron

## Links

- Website: https://www.hackingwithswift.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/twostraws/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/twostraws
- GitHub: https://github.com/twostraws
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twostraws
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twostraws/

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Last updated: 2026-04-25