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An audit diagnosed an arithmetic error in Limon's prayer loop. I almost fixed it. The code said the opposite: the mechanism was sound. The code tells no story.
Method
Scoping, lots, validation, delivery.
I had frozen my game's scope. Then I wrote a roadmap that, without ever lying, had relabeled as "finishing" work I'd filed away for after release. The quiet mechanics of scope creep, and the document that stopped me.
Read articleBefore writing any code on Grimoire, I lock a scoping document: strict scope, delivery lots, validation criteria. Here is what is inside, and the two times it failed me.
Read articleThe format, the constraints, an honest example, and why time pressure creates direction instead of just cutting it short.
Read articleTests, coverage, lint, post-lot audit, CI/CD. The full sequence, and what happens when you skip it.
Read articlePREDEV/POSTDEV, numbered lots, post-delivery audit. The method I apply on every project, from idle games to Play Store.
Read articleCase studies
Pieces anchored in real shipped projects.
Why I prototyped fast first, why I rebuilt the project on a cleaner foundation, and what the PC-first alpha already validates today.
Read articleHow I designed Grimoire Culinaire's internal economy: 80 muffins/month, rewarded ads, free trial, and pricing mistakes.
Read articleDeep dive
Technical deep dives: rendering, engines, systems, local AI.
AquaTube uses no system player: video is decoded by hand, up to 4K HEVC in hardware, to pass through the cathode-ray screen. The pipeline, its traps, and the clock that sets the tempo.
Read articleIn Grimoire Culinaire, the local database is the source of truth and Supabase is just a mirror to reconcile. What that inversion concretely changes in the code, and what it costs.
Read articleShipping
Notes on launch, distribution and products.
700+ tests, 80% coverage, 14 lots, zero debt. A look at shipping a real mobile product, lot by lot.
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