Episode 53: Nobody Likes C++

// Episode 53 was originally recorded on Thursday, October 21, 2021, and was released on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.
// This episode was hosted by Dimitri Bouniol, with co-host Fernando Olivares, and special guest Matt Ronge.

Welcome to Code Completion, Episode 53! We are a group of iOS developers and educators hoping to share what we love most about development, Apple technology, and completing your code!

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⭐️ This Week's Topics

• Join the Code Completion Club at https://codecompletion.io/jointheclub!
• Indie App Spotlight, with a new app for you to check out:
  • TimeDeck by Caleb Panza

• Our interview with special guest Matt Ronge, co-founder and creator of Astropad and Luna Display!
  • Matt Ronge on Twitter
  • Astropad
  • Luna Display
  • Building Astropad Podcast

• Questions:
  • How did you get started with development?
  • What were you doing pre-Astropad?
  • How did it come about?
  • How did you build a business off of Astropad?
  • What was the inspiration that lead into Luna?
  • How did you grow your team?
  • Why Windows?
  • How different is Rust?
  • Why not Swift?
  • How did the Windows release go?
  • What’s next?

🚧 #CompleteTheCode

This week's #CompleteTheCode:

What can go wrong in this code that switches on an indexPath when a cell is tapped?

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// What can go wrong in this code that switches on an indexPath when a cell is tapped?
switch (indexPath.row) {
case 0:
    [self presentAbout];
case 1:
    [self presentHelp];
case 2:
    [self presentContact];
default:
    break;
}

Be sure to tweet us with hashtag #CompleteTheCode if you know the answer!

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This week's theme: Latest Display Technologies!

1. Thunderbolt 4 not only supports DisplayPort 2.0, but also allows the full 80 Gbps to be dedicated for video output, allowing 8K displays up to a whopping 240 fps.
2. DisplayLink allows displays to be connected over USB or ethernet by using an adapter that transforms the data signal into a DisplayPort or HDMI signal.
3. SDI, or serial digital interface, is the preferred connection on film sets connecting cameras to recording equipment, and allows for up to 48 Gbps over a single connection.
4. Also limited to 48 Gbps, HDMI 2.1 supports HDR10 footage of up to an 8K resolution at 120 Hz on supported cables.

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