opinion
Federico Viticci from MacStories recently published an article about his realizations throughout his journey. I agree with a lot of the points he addresses and some of his conclusions, though there are some areas where I disagree.
opinion
Apple published a response yesterday about the App Improvements process. I’m glad that the criteria have been clarified, though I still believe this should have been clearer from the start. Nonetheless, it’s a welcome change.
opinion
I’m well invested in the Apple ecosystem. I thoroughly enjoy using Apple’s product and how seamless they work with each other. However, Apple’s latest behaviors in defending one of its strong suits, the App Store, has been leaving a sour taste in my mouth.
opinion
It appears that Apple’s “App Improvement System” is taking effect as of recently. Many indie game developers, app developers, and sticker creators are being plagued with emails from Apple’s system, telling them to either update their product or it will be automatically removed.
devlog
I was content with my website, going strong for nearly four years on GitHub Pages with custom CSS and Jekyll static site generation. In recent iterations, I focused a lot on speed and readability by trimming out large images and focusing heavily on text posts.
However, I want a different approach this year. 2022 will be eventful for me for various reasons: graduating and finding a place for myself, for one. I want to spend this year refining what I know and making even better products than before.
goals
2021 trailed in with the destruction and mayhem 2020 offered, and it didn’t seem like it’d get any better at first. Despite these trials and tribulations, I’d like to think that 2021 turned out better for me than 2020.
postmortem
Good writing is difficult; between getting the occasional writer's block and articulating everything in just the right way, it can be tricky to write a story that captivates readers. I ended up discovering all of this when I set out to create my first commercial game and visual novel, Unscripted.
postmortem
When I first set my goals for 2021, I had anticipated learning a lot more about Kotlin and its quirks. And what better way to put it through the test, by using it in a game jam?
postmortem
Game jams are kind of like a roulette of good and bad luck; you never really know how a game will turn out until the jam in question is over.
postmortem
I recently participated in the 129th Trijam game jam in which I had to make a game in three hours. While I didn’t quite make that mark, I had a lot of fun participating in last week’s jam.
goals
So long, 2020, and good riddance. I hope 2021 will be better than the dumpster fire that was the previous year, and I hope to accomplish some more things this year. Earlier in December, I posted a short list on Ko-fi with some goals I had in mind. Since then, I’ve thought of a couple extra goals.