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Building 2 SwiftUI apps in parallel: TipJar Now + HabitHash dual launch
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Building 2 SwiftUI apps in parallel: TipJar Now + HabitHash dual launch

#ios #swift #swiftui #indie
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How to Grow Your Network
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How to Grow Your Network

#consulting #freelance #indie
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I Write Release Notes Last (and They Always Show It) — Validating an AI Fix
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I Write Release Notes Last (and They Always Show It) — Validating an AI Fix

#indie #productivity #github #devtools
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The Many Ways Software Engineers Can Go Independent
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The Many Ways Software Engineers Can Go Independent

#consulting #freelance #indie
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The macOS Global Shortcut That Won't Fire in Zed: When a 23-Year-Old Carbon API Meets a Self-Drawn Terminal
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The macOS Global Shortcut That Won't Fire in Zed: When a 23-Year-Old Carbon API Meets a Self-Drawn Terminal

#macos #swift #zed #indie
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Spinning a $9 PDF off a $0 open-source actor in 4 hours — a build log
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Spinning a $9 PDF off a $0 open-source actor in 4 hours — a build log

#indie #freelance #productivity #buildinpublic
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Why I picked one-time IAP over subscription for 4 indie iOS apps (StoreKit 2 + 2026 data)
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Why I picked one-time IAP over subscription for 4 indie iOS apps (StoreKit 2 + 2026 data)

#ios #swift #indie #monetization
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How I Built a Free Educational Games Website from Scratch
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How I Built a Free Educational Games Website from Scratch

#webdev #gamedev #learning #indie
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Building a Full Player Onboarding Flow in UE5 (Account Email Character Creation)
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Building a Full Player Onboarding Flow in UE5 (Account Email Character Creation)

#gamedev #unrealengine #indie #webdev
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The "One More Feature" Trap: Why I Ship Ugly MVPs as a Solo Dev
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The "One More Feature" Trap: Why I Ship Ugly MVPs as a Solo Dev

#showdev #productivity #indie #startup
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Context Switching Is Killing Your Side Projects — Here's My Fix
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Context Switching Is Killing Your Side Projects — Here's My Fix

#productivity #programming #indie
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The Living GDD: AI Automation for Indie Game Devs
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The Living GDD: AI Automation for Indie Game Devs

#ai #automation #for #indie
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From Broken Onboarding to a Playable Loop — Fixing Player Flow, Combat, and HUD in UE5
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From Broken Onboarding to a Playable Loop — Fixing Player Flow, Combat, and HUD in UE5

#gamedev #unrealengine #indie #mmorpg
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The Merging Take Is Too Early
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The Merging Take Is Too Early

#ai #developer #tools #indie
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A quick update on Lethal Grace — our fast-paced FPS where movement is as important as shooting
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A quick update on Lethal Grace — our fast-paced FPS where movement is as important as shooting

#gamedev #indie #pcgaming #fps
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