Launching Instagram with WatchKit

Instagram was one of the few lucky apps that were demo’d when Apple had the second Apple Watch keynote. Getting Instagram launch ready with brand new tools and technology in a limited amount of time is a story about trials and tribulations. Come learn about what powers the Instagram Apple Watch app, technical and design decisions that were made, and lessons learned now that we’ve spent some time using it in the real world.

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Ryan Nystrom

Ryan is a lead iOS engineer at Instagram working on app infrastructure in New York City. He is an avid open source advocate and contributor at Facebook on projects like AsyncDisplayKit. Ryan is also an author and presenter with RayWenderlich.com, publishing work on the Apple Watch, 3D Touch, and Reactive Cocoa.

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