Tag: Flavors

The Many Flavors of Unidirectional Architectures in Swift

Back in 2017, I wrote about the concept of “State Containers”. Six years later, I still like to build most of my apps around them, using the very same concept for the two main layers inside my apps: The view layer: a view model is a “view state container” modeling view-...

Local Flavors: A Foodie’s Delight in Istanbul

Istanbul, the city where East meets West, isn’t just a visual masterpiece; it’s a culinary treasure trove. From street food stalls to hidden gems tucked away in historic neighborhoods, here are some foodie guides to the local tastes that make Istanbul a culinary haven: Savoring Street...

Bringing Flavors of Russia to the US

I was born in Los Angeles, but at a very young age, in the early 2000s, my family had to move to St. Petersburg, Russia. I spent nine years living in Russia before moving back to the US. As foreign tourists would say, there were three reasons to visit the USSR: Watching ballet, going to the circus, ...

Two Flavors of Privacy

Too many years ago, I attended my 25th Not High School Reunion in Bristow, Oklahoma. Not high school because I am a sort of honorary Purple Pirate, having left high school in the 9th grade to join the service and save Saigon from the Viet Cong. I was convinced at age 17 that the fall of Saigon would...