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Why Apple Should Open the Door for Students and Indie Developers

Apple's $99/year developer fee and high commission fees are often the only things standing between a student with a great idea and a real app on the App Store. This post makes the case that removing that barrier would benefit Apple, developers, and users alike.

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KanaCard: Building a Spaced-Repetition Engine by Hand

A walkthrough of KanaCard: an SM-2 scheduler that decides what you see and when, and the gesture physics that make a card feel like it has weight under your thumb. Written so you can read the code and judge it directly.

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