Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

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Jason Fried @jasonfried

3 weeks ago

Working on the Second Edition of Shape Up and we want to make sure we're addressing common open questions, snags, or things people wonder about. Got any Q's you'd really like to see answered in the updated book?

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Jonathan Blow @Jonathan_Blow

4 months ago

I read this article about software development, which I knew about because I saw Prime reacting to it: notashelf.dev/posts/curse-of… For the most part I think it is fine: a relatively young programmer is doing the healthy work of introspecting on what he should really be doing. But…

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

4 months ago

Spot on. That's why I try to depend on thin, but deep, abstractions as much as possible and own the rest.

codercommand @codercommand

4 months ago

Spot on. That's why I try to depend on thin, but deep, abstractions as much as possible and own the rest.

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

5 months ago

If AI wipes out entry/mid-level creative work, who’ll invest years mastering a craft? We risk a generation losing connection to art—not by choice, but by design. If we don’t act with intention now, we may not like the culture we wake up in 10 years.

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

5 months ago

"If you outsource your creative work to a computer, you are not a creative. Someone who merely churns out product is not an artist – they are a salesperson. The artist is the person who makes, not who has made." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

5 months ago

My first complete game where I've made all of the art and music. Yeah, it's a Flappy Bird clone, but still feels like a milestone for me. First crappy game down... many more to go. 😁 snowfrog.itch.io/looney-bird

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

6 months ago

I'd be impressed if this was hockey... but have you seen the size of a soccer goal? The thing takes up half the field. Just kick in the general direction of the opposing team and you're pretty much garanteed to hit it. No looking required.

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

6 months ago

Is anyone stopping to think of what society might lose with the rise of AI? I mean, it can't all be PROs and no CONs, can it? Automating away menial, repetitive and brainless tasks seems like a net positive. But automating away most of societie's arts and crafts? Not sure.

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

7 months ago

"Did?", "Could?"... Could we please have fact based reporting. You know the article is going to be 💩 when their already speculating in the headline.

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Guillermo Rauch @rauchg

9 months ago

What apps and UIs have you like this?

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Steven T. Cramer #Blazor @StevenTCramer

9 months ago

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

10 months ago

Trying to make a little roguelite hack n' slash for @github's #GameOff 2024. Never realized how much more complicated melee combat is to implement compared to projectiles. I'm drowning in hurtboxes, hitboxes and state transitions. 🎯 #gamedev #gamejam

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

10 months ago

Best analysis of all the different types of screen shake I've ever seen by @DavesInHisPants davetech.co.uk/gamedevscreens… #gamedev

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

10 months ago

One of the most common advice given to aspiring game developers is "don't build your own game engine". I don't listen. youtu.be/6hvlkbebd8I #GameDev #WebGPU #js13k #Nanojet #2DGameEngine #Devlog #GameDevelopment #WebGL #JavaScript #TypeScript #HTML5GameDev

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

10 months ago

What it feels like to be a developer as an employee in an organization: 65% meetings, 20% Jira/"Agile" non-sense, 15% actual programming. What it feels like trying to make it as a solo dev: 65% YouTube video editing, 20% blog writing, 15% actual programming.

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Philippe Vaillancourt @snowfrogdev

11 months ago

I'm hitting all of those except the 8+ hours of sleep each day. I average 6.25 hours a day and I have a devil of a time trying to bump that up. If I go to bed earlier, I just wake up earlier. I sleep well and generally feel rested. Any tips for sleeping longer?