Van Simmons

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Van Simmons has been programming professionally in Objective-C for 25 years. Beginning on the original NeXT computers, he has followed the platform through its OpenStep, Mac OS/X and now iOS iterations, writing apps for the financial, healthcare and consumer spaces along the way. In 2014 immediately following the announcement of the Swift language, he converted all of his new development projects to Swift.

Interests

Van's current projects center on using Bluetooth LE and the Apple External Accessory Kit to connect iOS devices to other platforms ranging from low-power beacons, to other mobile platforms, to aircraft.