About the Author

Giordano Scalzo is a developer with 20 years of programming experience, since the days of the ZXSpectrum.

He has worked in C++, Java, .Net, Ruby, Python, and in so many other programming languages he has forgotten the names.

After years of backend development, over the past 5 years Giordano has developed extensively for iOS, releasing more than 20 apps—apps that he wrote for clients, enterprise applications, or on his own.

Currently, he is a contractor in London, where—through his company, Effective Code Ltd, http://effectivecode.co.uk—he delivers code for iOS, aiming at quality and reliability.

In his spare time, when he is not crafting retro game clones for iOS, he writes his thoughts at http://giordanoscalzo.com.

I'd like to thank my better half, Valentina, who lovingly supports me in everything I do: without you, none of this would have been possible.

Thanks to my bright future, Mattia and Luca, for giving me lots of smiles and hugs when I needed them.

Finally, my gratitude goes to my Mum and Dad, who gave my curiosity the right push, along with the support to follow my passions, which began the day they bought me a ZXSpectrum.