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Ryan Ashton
Ryan Ashton

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Hello, World! (And Safari Animals 🦓)

After a glitch in the matrix, I had to sign up to dev.to again and so here is my first post - again.


Hey dev.to! I’m a software developer based in Hong Kong, currently on the hunt for an iOS developer role. By day, I build apps. By night, I’ve been DJing since 1997. Somewhere in between, I attempt to achieve the perfect balance of code, creativity, and cardio.

🦁 Well Spotted – A Safari & Animal-Spotting App

I’m the creator of Well Spotted, an iOS app that helps safari-goers track and log wildlife sightings—because if you traveled all that way just to see pigeons, we need to talk.

Tech Stack:

  • Frontend: UIKit, SwiftUI, CoreData, MapKit, Combine
  • Backend: Swift + Vapor
  • Cloud & Analytics: Google Firebase (Firestore, Crashlytics, Performance Monitoring, Auth)

🛠️ FrankenService – A Multi-Language Web Service

I also stitched together FrankenService, a multi-language web service (well, currently just Go, but Swift, Python, and C++ are coming soon!). It features CI/CD pipelines that auto-deploy to AWS Beanstalk using GitHub Actions, proving that while I may write code in multiple languages, I don’t like to deploy manually in any of them.

⚡ A Bit More About Me

When I’m not coding, you’ll find me:

  • 🏃 Running
  • 🥗 Eating a ridiculously hearty salad
  • 🏖️ Walking my beagle, Holly, on the beach

Looking forward to connecting, learning, and sharing here. Drop a comment if you, too, enjoy writing Swift, experimenting with tech stacks, or just want to debate the best salad toppings.


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