The latest articles on DEV Community by Bartosz Magier (@bartoszmagier). https://dev.to/bartoszmagier https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2556070%2F556ae7cb-2be1-4fd2-9c96-0887eb31f5fa.png https://dev.to/bartoszmagier en Bartosz Magier Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://dev.to/bartoszmagier/i-built-a-planning-poker-app-that-looks-like-an-8-bit-rpg-46o2 https://dev.to/bartoszmagier/i-built-a-planning-poker-app-that-looks-like-an-8-bit-rpg-46o2 <p>As a kid I spent years glued to my Amiga, dreaming about making a game. Turns out the game I ended up building is a sprint planning tool.</p> <h2> What is it? </h2> <p>Estimate Quest is a planning poker app for agile teams with a retro game aesthetic. Your team joins via a link (no signup), picks pixel art avatars, and votes on story points in real-time.</p> <h2> What makes it different? </h2> <ul> <li>8-bit music plays during voting</li> <li>Cards flip with retro sound effects when the moderator reveals votes</li> <li>Outlier detection highlights where your team disagrees</li> <li>Moderators can queue tickets and control the session flow</li> <li>Works on any device, no accounts needed</li> </ul> <h2> Tech stack </h2> <ul> <li>SvelteKit + Svelte 5</li> <li>Convex (real-time backend)</li> <li>Tailwind CSS</li> <li>Claude Code as my pair programmer</li> </ul> <p>My team at work actually used it on a real project — watching people smile during estimation was not something I expected.</p> <p>Would love feedback!</p> productivity showdev svelte webdev