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Getting started with Drones from a programmer's perspective

This year, I started getting into drones. Due to new technologies, drones are increasingly being used in recreational and professional settings. The key thing, of course, is that they are programmable. This article is why drones are a good hobby for programmers. How I got my start I was first

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2025 New Year resolutions and upcoming projects

Hi everyone! Welcome to the new year of 2025. I decided to commit to learning and working on continuing projects as my goal this year. Here are my goals this year: I am working on my second video game After releasing my first video game, I decided to polish my

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My pet peeves as a hobby indie game dev

I decided to write this as I'm working on my second video game and have begun developing some pet peeves. These are my opinions and thoughts when developing a video game. This is from a solo game dev perspective when I'm working on my project alone.

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Escape from Tutorial Hell: How to break free and create on your own

Getting out of tutorial hell requires transitioning from passive learning to active problem-solving and project creation. Luckily for me, I escaped tutorial hell early on when learning programming. Tutorial hell is something programmers have encountered Here are practical tips to help you break free: Limit tutorials and set a goal

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Don't use tutorials from tutorial hell in your portfolio

Tutorial hell is a term used to describe the state where someone learning a new skill, such as programming, becomes stuck in an endless cycle of following tutorials without progressing to creating original projects or developing their understanding. I would advise not to put tutorial projects in a portfolio. This

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Git Good: Why you should do programming challenges and competitions.

The most common question is how to get into a project to gain experience. The classic phrase "You need experience to get experience" is repeated commonly over the forums. Have no worry all hope is not lost! I did a little bit of competitive programming and side projects

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Writing code for the sake of code

It has come for me to write something on a topic every developer has heard at some point. With AI being integrated into our daily lives and AI assisting developers, I feel this would become more of an issue. Even before AI code and assistant tools came into existence this

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Web development is not dead: Why web developers are still needed.

I decided to write this post to give a positive light on the future of web development. I don't like to be negative. I got my start in web development learning PHP and WordPress before I learned JavaScript. When writing this post, I thought long and hard about

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To monetize or not to monetize: Making money as game dev

One of the debates of being a solo game developer is monetization. This can vary by developer so I don't want to generalize every game developer since I do not think that is fair. A game developer can have any reason or view about monetization of their game.

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Gaming dev newbie - The benefits of being a new indie solo dev

I previously posted about the challenges of being a solo indie game developer and wanted to write a short article sharing the highlights of being a solo dev. As of writing this, I'm still a new game dev, having released my first game a few months ago. I

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Making cool art with Sass and CSS

Taking, a break from my more intensive projects I decided to create a small project showcasing front-end skills. This was originally for a previous challenge at the DEV Community to make art using CSS. It has been a while since I have worked with graphic design and programming. To ease

1st anniversary: Blogging on a new platform

It has been a year since I switched to Ghost from DEV Community to publish content. In my 4 years of blogging, I started my site instead of relying on free platforms sharing content and I have had my fair share of getting familiar with the platform. Since I started

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Software Developer to GIS Developer: A roadmap to learn GIS with existing skills

Here is a post to explain a watered-down approach to becoming a GIS developer. Good news if you already have previous experience as a developer you will have most of the skills needed to become a GIS developer. However, don't get too happy, there is more to learn.

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Using GIS for good: Creating a GIS Story Map

I have been researching and working on a project to solve a problem and create solutions. I started this project because I want to help the community. I chose a problem in the community and decided to act on it by having an independent research project. What is GIS and

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Tech detox: Having non-tech hobbies as a developer

As a person who spends most of my time staring at the computer screen, it is not surprising I need to have other hobbies. Being a developer and writer equates to me being on the computer and sitting down for 8+ hours a day. To prevent me from going insane I have a few hobbies I enjoy doing.

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Starting small: working on my first video game from start to finish

I started working on my first video game at the start of this year. I tried to make a video game a few years ago, but I was in over my head and I was at my last semester in college before I graduated. When I started I had plans

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Creating an app for mountain biking using Mapbox in React

I decided to start a project about two years ago I wanted to create a map for mountain biking in my local area. During my youth, I used to bike and walk on trails. I created an app that shows me parks with mountain biking trails. I used Mapbox again

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Project Interitus Trailer

0:00 /0:34 1× The trailer for Project Interitus the Game releases on May 24th. Project Interitus by codingFatale

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Project Interitus release date announcement

Hi, I'm writing my latest update on testing Project Interitus pre-release. The date of release will be May 24th, 2024 on itch.io. I have made significant progress in the visual novel by fixing mistakes and formatting the audio files. Counting down to the release date. I'

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Project Interitus log#3

Here are my progress updates of the game features. Morality system and updates I decided to add a morality system for the endings of Project Interitus. It's going to be a simple one. I didn't want to overcomplicate it for my first game. Clips and demo

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Clickbait to Listicles: The continued rise of low-quality articles in the age of AI

Not surprising that AI tools are taking over the market and are increasingly becoming more common. Content creation in general will take the biggest hit. I use AI editing tools for my writing. I will go in and edit and make corrections if need be and AI does speed up

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"How to build this?" How to ask better questions as a developer

I want to make a disclaimer for this post. I want to state that I am not against asking or answering questions. Asking questions is a great way to learn when building a project. However, most questions do not lead anywhere, which is not a good thing. What does that

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Project Interitus #log 2

I have been working on adding graphics and audio to my visual novel. As I'm finished writing the story. The next part is adding the features and correcting grammar and spelling errors. Follow me on itch.io!

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Projects of the past: looking at old code in personal projects

In my sophomore year in college, I decided to create my first personal project. It was a chatbot. I used ChatterBot, an open-source chatbot library. This project was my first time using Python and wanted to create a simple application that answers interview questions. It does not come as a

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Project Interitus log#1

Hi! I decided to write my intro post into the new game I created for a game jam on itch.io. It is an NVL visual novel created with Ren'Py. It is going to be a short text-based game. Progress, I created the GUI for the main menu,