Things I learned making, and places I ate.
Bokcheon Anju Maeul in Dongnae: chewy octopus, and the food comes fast
A bar with food in Dongnae I went to with a friend who had just left work. The boiled octopus was chewy, not tough. Food comes fast.
Rules that make an App Store review submission safe to rerun
If the server accepts a review request but the response is lost, a rerun is rejected as a duplicate. How DailySudoku decides what a rerun should do.
Fixing the order of the UMP explainer and the ATT request on iOS
DailySudoku requested ATT from the app, while Google UMP could also request it after an explainer. How I found the ATT calls in the SDK and reordered them.
Keeping the export compliance answer in sync across two files and ASC
The encryption export answer lives in Info.plist, a submission declaration file, and App Store Connect. Fixing a false success and a blocking regression.
When parallel tests disturbed each other through global notifications
An ad banner test that passed locally in 0.02 seconds hit a 45-minute limit in CI. The cause was a global notification from another test, fixed by injection.
How a canceled Task still ran to the end in a review prompt
A review prompt scheduled 2 seconds after a win could still run after the screen was left. A cancel after Task.sleep returns does not come back as an error.
A Guinness at Acorn in Suyeong, where the owner is as kind as ever
A bar in Suyeong for a third round after Haesam Meongge Malmijal. I had only a Guinness, and my friend had a shot of whisky. We nearly did not get a seat.
Haesam Meongge Malmijal in Suyeong: fresh seafood for a second round
A seafood bar in Suyeong for a second round after Baeksu Nongwon. For the 25,000 won seasonal trio we picked turban shell, raw shrimp, and sea cucumber.
Baeksu Nongwon in Suyeong: cheap pork, then a roasted sweet potato
A barbecue place in Suyeong I went back to on a Saturday evening with a close younger friend. Pork belly and marinated ribs at low prices, then sweet potato.
Ninano in Jeonpo: the clams were so good that I added the pasta
I went alone at opening time, once dental anesthesia had mostly worn off. I ordered the basil clam pasta without noodles, then added them.
Namcheonri Patbingsu: good red beans for 4,000 won, many mosquitoes
Old-style red bean shaved ice I had in Namcheon-dong at about 6 in the evening. Ice topped with red beans and green tea powder for 4,000 won. Many mosquitoes.
Konowata sashimi at Noneun Bada in Namcheon-dong: still good years on
An izakaya in Namcheon-dong for a second round after Cheongsong Yanggopchang. We had flounder sashimi with sea cucumber innards and tako wasabi.
Cheongsong Yanggopchang: the tripe and the fried rice were both good
A grilled beef tripe place in Namcheon-dong I went to on a friend's Monday off. The staff grilled it all for us, and the fried rice at the end was very good.
Joseph in Gwangalli: back after a fire, and the whisky is still good
I went back to my regular bar, which reopened after a fire. There is no menu; you pick the whisky you want. The whisky and the bartender were both good.
Yeonjeong Sikdang at Geumjeongsanseong: unplanned, with a good pajeon
On the way to Gyeongju we could not get into the place we wanted, and ended up here by chance. The 10,000 won pajeon beat my expectations.
Yeije Kalguksu in Gujora, Geoje: the noodle soup alone is enough
A noodle soup place near Gujora Port where a family member and I went to cure a hangover. The soup in the 43,000 won set was generous; the sides were not.
Cheonga Yangkkochi in Dongnae: good lamb, but far too hot inside
A lamb skewer place in Dongnae for a drink the night before my visiting companion went home. The 61,000 won meat set was good. The room was hot.
The set for two at Obujang in Haeundae: cheap, and it tasted fine
A barbecue place where a friend and I had dinner after swimming at Haeundae. The charcoal-grilled set for two is 32,000 won. Cheap and fine for a light meal.
Jambon-beurre from Milchanggo: good on the beach with a stout
A small bakery in Haeridan-gil where a friend and I bought bread to have with beer at Haeundae Beach. The pollack roe salt bread was sold out.
Chicken with chives at Ondaljip in Dongnae: the familiar spicy taste
A grilled chicken place in Dongnae where a friend and I went on a Saturday evening. The spicy chicken thigh with chives went well with soju.
