Quick Hacks: 8-bit retro app with Metal

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Welcome to Quick Hacks, my brand-new advanced tips series exclusive to paid subscribers. You’ll also gain early access to my long-form articles.

Today, in a very special bonus episode of Quick Hacks, we will be building a special SwiftUI modifier, .retroUI(), which turns any ordinary SwiftUI app:

Into a nostalgic 8-bit retro experience:

I’ll teach you to create the .retroUI() modifier in SwiftUI, which pulls together every type of Metal shader to convert your app into an old-skool paradise.

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