DEV Community: Young Dev

Finally got a domain for my indie dev platform: MadePeek.com

Young Dev — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:42:00 +0000

Finally got a domain for my indie dev platform: MadePeek.com

After months of building, redesigning, fixing bugs, and way too many "Missing or insufficient permissions." errors... 😅

I finally connected the domain:

https://madepeek.com

MadePeek is a platform where game developers and indie creators can share:

🎮 game development progress
📷 screenshots
📝 devlogs
🚀 projects
💬 feedback from other developers

The goal isn't to replace GitHub or social media.

It's to create a place focused entirely on building games and showing your progress.

Some features currently available:

❤️ Likes
🍄 Mushroom Boosts
💬 Comments & Replies
📌 Create/Save posts
📁 Projects
🏆 XP & Achievement System
👤 Developer Profiles

There are still a lot of features planned, but seeing the website finally running on its own domain feels like a huge milestone.

If you'd like to check it out:

👉 https://madepeek.com

here's some photos

I'd love to hear your feedback!

I added Achievements to the creator platform I’m building at 17

Young Dev — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:35:19 +0000

Quick build update.

I added an achievements system to the creator platform I’m building.

The idea is simple: creators should feel progress while they build, not only when they “launch” something finished.

The achievements are meant to reward real activity, like:

creating a project
posting updates
receiving likes
getting feedback
earning community support
reaching creator milestones over time

I don’t want achievements to be random badges or pay-to-win rewards. I want them to feel like progress markers for creators who keep building and sharing their work.

I’m still keeping the platform name private until I secure the **.com **domain, but this feature felt important enough to share.

Here’s an early screenshots of the achievements page:

I’d love feedback:

Would achievements like this make a creator platform feel more motivating, or would you prefer a simpler profile without badges?

Optional support link for anyone who wants to help with the .com domain and launch setup:
www.patreon.com/16317610/join

I’m 17 and building a creator platform, but I’m hiding the name until I secure the .com

Young Dev — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:12:01 +0000

Hey, I’m a 17-year-old developer and I’m building a creator platform for game developers, modders, artists, and makers.

The idea is simple: a place where people can share what they’re building before it’s finished — projects, devlogs, screenshots, videos, progress updates, feedback, and creator profiles.

I’m not revealing the name publicly yet because I want to secure the .com domain first. I don’t want the name to get taken before I can afford the domain.

Right now, I’m building the platform mostly on my own. I’ve already been working on the UI, feed, project pages, post pages, profiles, themes, and the general creator experience.

Here are a few early screenshots of the interface:

The current goal is small: raise enough to buy the .com domain and prepare the first public launch.

I’m trying to keep the platform fair:

no paid ranking boosts
no pay-to-win visibility
no special power for supporters
only cosmetic recognition later if supporter badges are added

If you have feedback about the UI, the idea, or how I should launch it, I’d really appreciate it.

If you want to support the early development, here’s my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/16317610/join

Thanks for reading.