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holy gorilla! i think QBasic Gorillas is the first graphics game i have memory of playing as a child. i remember attempting to read the code as a kid and being wildly confused by i…

I've been using this pattern for the past couple years for the benefits the author mentions. In addition to that, it can help with overly complicated functions (which, ok, could pr…

My company just finished a several week review period of Greptile. Devs were split over the usefulness of the tool (compared to our current solution, Cursor). While Greptile did oc…

i can only speak to my personal experiences and not the entire "Job Market" but i have seen qualified, competent team members let go during "positive transformations" and expectati…

To me, I see pushing rules boundaries as part and parcel with exploring fantastical worlds. Elves, dwarves, and dragons exist. Those aren't "real". Magic spells that allow you to f…

If we were trying to create a real-time simulation system, then YES you are totally correct. However, many table-top RPGs rules only make sense in the context of adjudicating atomi…

I just Write Like That. It always takes me longer to write things than intended because I tend to overthink things, too. :/

I personally adore the Peasant Railgun and other such silly tropes generated by player creativity! Lateral problem solving can be one of the most fun parts of the DnD experience. H…

because i'm likely going to refactor this function "tomorrow" with additional properties. :)

you can do this rather easily by returning an object rather than a primitive. if you're using a language like TypeScript, destructuring the resulting returned object is rather triv…

I started using this pattern years ago and haven't looked back. React components are defined using a single properties param and it feels natural to extend the practice to other me…