Devlog - Jan David Nose

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Pushing Earthly to the Limit

In every project, setting up CI pipelines in a way that is easy to build, understand, and test locally is a constant struggle. Time to test a tool that promises to solve that: Earthly.

A picture of a book, with an open chapter on productivity

Creating a CLI to Improve My Focus

I am trying to improve my focus and rediscovered the Pomodoro Technique. But because I struggle to form new habits, I decided to make it more interesting by building my own productivity tool.

Auto Traffic Control – Version 0.3.0

Auto Traffic Control – Version 0.3.0

Version 0.3.0 introduces a new Node SDK to play the game with JavaScript or TypeScript. And a new in-depth tutorial about playing the game with TypeScript is available on the website.

Designing an API for a Video Game

Designing an API for a Video Game

I am working on Auto Traffic Control, a video game for programmers. The game is played by writing code that interacts with the game through an API. This post explores the design of the API that connects the player's code, the API layer, and the game simulation.

Four Weeks of Experiments

Four Weeks of Experiments

At the beginning of 2022, I set the goal to experiment with different project ideas and technologies. I want to learn new things and build something, and after four weeks it is time to pause and reflect on the progress.

Day 4 – Adding Tech Debt

Day 4 – Adding Tech Debt

Yesterday, I was following along with the book Zero to Production to set up a web server in Rust. Today, I went rogue and added a background job system. All code quality metrics have dropped as a result.

Day 3 – Productive Procrastination

Day 3 – Productive Procrastination

After two days of mostly theoretical work, I felt like writing some code today. So I got my copy of the book "Zero to Production" and worked on the app's web server. As a result, the project is built with Rust now...

Day 2 – Exploring an Idea

Day 2 – Exploring an Idea

Yesterday, I brainstormed ideas for a project that I can build in a few weeks. Today, I am exploring one of those ideas in more depth. The goal is to develop a better understanding of the product and its constraints.

Day 1 – An Empty Source File

Day 1 – An Empty Source File

The new year is here and I have some time to experiment. It has been a while since I had the opportunity to explore new technologies and build something. I have a few ideas what to do and what to learn, but I still need to figure out the details.