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Samsung Series 9 Laptop Impressions

Until recently, we’ve been using an LG X110 Atom-based netbook, among other things, for some on-the-go iPhone development, and since that quickly proved excruciatingly slow and mind-bogglingly unproductive, we have been looking for a suitable replacement for quite a while. … Continue reading

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Writing Your Own vs. Using a Third-Party Game Engine

When starting a new game, one of the most immediate questions that arises is whether to painstakingly write your own game engine or simply license someone else’s. Most independent developers, usually being programmers first and foremost, almost automatically choose to … Continue reading

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