The Hardest Part of a Text Game Is the Text
Hidden layers, invisible spans, and subpixel math. What it actually takes to make words feel right when words are all you have.
I Built a Game With My Daughters
What happens when a self-taught developer puts everything he knows into a game about the people he loves most.
Every Codebase Has Ghosts
On the tradition of developers hiding things in their work, from Sierra game easter eggs to building my own secrets.
1,799 Lines of Dialogue and the Tools That Save My Sanity
When your game promises that choices matter, you have to actually test them. All of them. Here's how I'm trying not to lose my mind.
Why I Hid Things in My Website (And Why You Probably Won't Find Them)
A love letter to curiosity, hacker movies, and the kid who wasn't cool enough to fit in.
How Building a Retirement Calculator Taught Me to Plan My Own Future
I wasted years not understanding money. So I built the tool I wish I'd had when it mattered — and learned finance through code instead of theory.
When the Web Felt Like a Frontier
Before browsers had tabs and UX was a science, the internet was a frontier where nerds were royalty and every AOL Keyword was a portal to somewhere new.
Worn Keyboard and Dial Up Dreams: A Self-Made Programmer's Origin Story
Before StackOverflow, before YouTube — just a worn keyboard, a 9600 baud modem, and a kid who refused to quit.