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Getting Started with LevelDB

Getting Started with LevelDB

LevelDB local database theory, querying and C++ bindings explained with detailed examples for iOS Objective-C and a quick overview for scripting.

2013

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Purrticles and a Belated BuildInPublic

A product design (hurried) story

Sep 13

Screenshot of the XCode Particle Editor settings showing a complex dialog with many controls

Sep 13

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How Apple broke apps on old phones

Blindsided by Bitcode. Another Apple bug tale, this one almost un-testable, and a bit of a lesson on privacy.

Feb 1, 2022

Four phones representing different OS versions, with crosses and ticks to indicate only iOS15 OK.

Feb 1, 2022

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Apple’s bug, or mine (Sprite bites)?

Programming and debugging life — what a really hard bug looks like being found & fixed. A tale for startup founders, developers and the…

Sep 27, 2021

Bug report lodged that changing text causes a page to draw as all black after page change

Sep 27, 2021

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Touchgram

Touchgram 1.3.5 Improving Usability

Unwinding a complicated editor and a reducing annoyances.

Sep 10

Touchgram 1.3.5 Improving Usability

Sep 10

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Meandyrings

Monsters down the fjord

Norway is full of trolls,

Jul 9

Photo of Norwegian fjord at sunset with a face-like cliff on one of the sides.

Jul 9

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I'm a longstanding dev and also have a keen interest in housing.

Yes, sometimes some elements are specified that closely. A surprising/terrifying amount is worked out on the job, between different levels…

Aug 24, 2022

Aug 24, 2022

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Meandyrings

Bye, Charley

I’m sitting for the last night with our dog, for the gentle needle comes tomorrow.

Jul 8, 2022

Small black dog on a blue bed

Jul 8, 2022

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Touchgram

Onboarding Touchgram with Touchgrams

Why the next version of Touchgram teaches you how to use it, with a bunch of Touchgrams.

Jun 6, 2022

Onboarding Touchgram with Touchgrams

Jun 6, 2022

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Meandyrings

Midnight after Amber

(re-read for the umpteenth comforting time)

Mar 24, 2022

Mar 24, 2022

Andy Dent
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Touchgram

How Touchgram is Developed — Backwards

The summary of how Touchgram is developed is simple:

Mar 15, 2022

Mar 15, 2022

Andy Dent

Andy Dent

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Touchgram interactive messaging CEO/Founder looking for art, sound & advertising partners. Martial artist. Parent of adults. Coder & designer 30+yrs. Australian

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