A lot of programmers will tell you there isn’t a place for quick and dirty iOS programming. While I appreciate their well-meaning enthusiasm for the craft of software engineering, I have to say this is patently incorrect.

I firmly believe there is a place for quick and dirty code.

In this post I’ll offer my opinions as to circumstances in which quick and dirty iOS programming is perfectly acceptable. I’ll also give you some suggestions as to how you can make your quickly-written programs cleaner.

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The retro video game movement is here to stay. A new title appears on Steam every day it seems. But retro games have new competition from the flat movement, especially in the iOS market.

In this post I’ll examine the characteristics of both retro and flat games, give reasons why I believe both are so popular, and talk about the strengths and weaknesses of both.

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