Etchings

Making developers productive

Posted on 2021-07-16 Edited on 2024-04-29

Thoughts on how to (and not to) make developers productive in the workplace.

Initial thoughts on SOLO

Posted on 2021-07-14 Edited on 2024-04-29

Swords of Legends Online (Steam) is a Chinese MMORPG freshly brought to the west on July 9, 2021. This freshly-launched MMORPG sports a non-pay-to-win $40 one-time-purchase no subscription monetary model, a the classic tank/healer/striker classes, "classic" Western progression, and an Eastern aesthetic.

And it's pretty good so far.

IRC, part 3

Posted on 2021-07-02 Edited on 2024-04-29

I've made a good bit of progress, including figuring out things I noted in the last post.

IRC, part 2

Posted on 2021-07-01 Edited on 2024-04-29

In which I just discovered that RFC 2812 updates 1459 and the response format I've been playing with is wrong.

Implementing an IRC server from scratch, part 1

Posted on 2021-06-18 Edited on 2024-04-29

Let's implement RFC1459.

Character roles in MMORPGs

Posted on 2021-02-15 Edited on 2024-04-29

Thoughts on character roles in MMORPGs - tanks, healers, and strikers.

Payment models in MMOs

Posted on 2021-01-30 Edited on 2024-04-29

Jotting down info on the payment models of many MMOs that I've played.

Initial thoughts on Svelte

Posted on 2021-01-18 Edited on 2024-04-29

Initial thoughts on Svelte from someone who's played with many frameworks, likes compile-time processing, but has been (mostly) happy with React for several years.

Hacktoberfest is here!

Posted on 2020-10-01 Edited on 2024-04-29

Hacktoberfest is here!

Getting started with Rust

Posted on 2020-09-22 Edited on 2024-04-29

Everything you need to get started with programming in Rust.