Here you can read about all my - very interesting - thoughts. From computer science,
programming, and game dev to whatever else I'm building.
Replacement
Sometime ago, my father asked me to remake his invoicing and accounting software. Software that he made
himself some 30 years ago using
DBASE
dBase (also stylized dBASE) was one of the first database management systems for microcomputers
and the most successful in its day.[3] The dBase system included the core database engine, a
query system, a forms engine, and a programming language that tied all of these components
together.
As said in the Wikipedia description, the DBASE pack was composed of an SGBD
(database
management system) as well as a gui 'builder' (the forms engine) and a programming language. Quite a
useful pack.
I have attempted, to remake this 30 years old program, at least 10 times...
Each time in a different framework, a different database, a different technology.
I was never really fond of web dev. I thought most - if not all - websites were boring, or very
corporate-ish.
Tons of frameworks that never felt right. Component libraries that never looked interesting. And
technologies that felt bloated.
I was stuck in a paralysis. Restarted the project over and over again. Never being content with its
state.
I thought of just swallowing the pill and to just stick with one framework and be done with it. But I
couldn't point what I disliked about all those tech stacks. Or more broadly about
modern apps and
technologies.
That is until recently.
My current project I am most active on is, well, this website.
But didn't you say you didn't like making websites? Well that's what I thought.
Making this website has been a real pleasure. And you know why that is?
There are no frameworks, no components library, no premade css, no APIs, no
nothing. Just
some static html, one css file and a tiny little bit of js.
It's not that I thought websites were boring. It's that I was trying to make a boring - overengineered -
website. With
frameworks, I didn't need.
I've started taking a lot of interest in older tech stacks and technologies. I've been using the
C
programming language, chatting on IRC or looking through
websites that are older than I.
This has made me appreciate the web once again. And while I'm not exactly sure on how I'll remake this
ancient app. I know what I am aiming towards:
An elegant application, just like the 30 years old dBase
app was.
It was simple, it was the first program my father made, and it doesn't need 650mb of node_modules. And
most of all it still works 30 years later on Windows 7 through DOSBOX
Cradle First Post
I've made my first post on The Cradle: Read it here!
It's about a game I made during the GMTK 2025 Game Jam event that lasted 4 days. I wrote a bit
about the different ideas I had gone through and the final implementation of the game check the
playable demo!
The gameplay is pretty simple, but the game itself is quite challenging.
I didn't write about it in the Cradle post but there was a lot of gameplay ideas that I simply did not
have the time to implement. Such as different bosses, different play styles, power ups, etc.
Which is why I decided to completely remake the game from scratch!
I'll post updates on the new game as a devlog: here
Communication
With the recent Discord age verification, I've been looking at alternatives.
Discord has always had flaws; no encryption, data retention even when you delete your account and let's
be honest they are probably eager (if they are not already) to sell all your data to the first
coming.
I've been using discord since 2017, originally switched from Skype that all I remember is that it sucked.
That's one thing discord has, it just works.
Looking at alternatives, I found matrix, which seems like the most promising "chatting system".
Encryption, Open Source, Decentralized, etc. All is great! Except it doesn't really have calls (Some
clients let you call, but it's not the best experience)
Maybe in a few years matrix will be a drop in replacement for Discord and all will be well.
Also, what is Steam doing? I mean Valve owns the biggest gaming platform. And I can be sure that the
majority of active users on discord most likely own a steam account (at least on the gaming side, but
hey discord is supposed to be a chat for GamErs)
They have millions of users, and the chat experience is terrible. The chat history is only good for a few
weeks, unless you look at it wrong, and it vanishes into thin air. Yet they have to most promising
features.
They have decent if not excellent voice calls, remote play (which is HUGE), customizable profiles, point
shop with emojis, animated avatars and whatnot.
With some polish, steam chat could be reallllly nice. They even have a mobile app! that probably no
one uses lol
I've also discovered IRC, which while archaic, is very refreshing in a way.
IRC has no chat history, no notifications, no account, no shiny interface or mobile app. You join
servers, with hundreds if not thousands of channels, and join one that interests you.
What I find refreshing is that, in contrast to Discord servers, you only see the messages once you
connect, it forces you to interact with what is directly happening, and once you leave you don't know
what happens anymore.
In a way that feels so much more natural (despite inconvenient). You cant participate in a
conversation you weren't there for.
That being said, it really is too archaic, the only interface I liked was irssi.
Which is a terminal interface. It's cool tho!
I saw that there was some newer interfaces, but they didn't appeal to me.
I'd be very interested in a modern chat app that shares the chat simplicity of IRC
Video test
While browsing lain themed Neocities, I found a
website by the user Mebious. I really liked the audio and thus wanted to download it.
I downloaded the audio file from the website, and luckily, it had the name of the original video as the
title. I quickly found it on
YouTube thanks to that.
Source: lain (MAD) - disharmony by Kazusa Satsuki
(The video looks quite better with the small embed and the crt effect)
This instantly became my favorite Lain video/edit.
The original YouTube upload is gone (archive),
but there are some reuploads. As well as on other websites like
niconico.jp or bilibili. It's on bilibili that I found the video that is embeded above.
It is technically of a higher resolution, but it might just have been resized, as I don't see any real
difference.
According to the Temple Knights Archives the video was
made in 2003. But the earliest uploads I have found are from 2006.
The original music is apparently from a rhythm game called beatmania IIDX 9th style, and the track
name is Brightness
Darkness - SPARKER
My second post?! already??!
I'm in the process of making the blog page, and trying to figure out how I want each post to look
like.
My first blog
I've never had a blog before but i think it could be fun?
I'll just put a few things here and there; maybe share something i did
