Side Project

Ben Holmen stops by to chat about his Kilopixel project: a physical display that intentionally updates slowly and allows for collaborative pixel art creation.(00:00) - Introduction to Ben Holmen (02:48) - The Kilopixel Project (06:17) - Technical Challenges and Innovations (10:52) - Understanding G Code and CNC (13:23) - Web Application and Collaboration (17:47) - Pixel Prototyping and Material Challenges (21:51) - Innovative Pixel Mechanisms (26:14) - Exploring Location-Specific Pixels (28:14) - The Laborious Process of Pixel Art (33:41) - Bringing the Project to Life (39:14) - Connecting with the Online Community All things Ben:https://benholmen.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/benholmen.comhttps://sideprojectpodcast.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/sideprojectpodcast.com

Leah Thompson drops by to talk about her math quiz app, being new to Laravel, and (yes) a pirate dating sim game.(00:00) - From Teacher to Developer: Leah's Journey (03:23) - The 100 Devs Program: A New Beginning (06:14) - Building the Math Quiz App: Concept and Challenges (09:08) - Multiplayer Mode: Competing in Math (12:06) - Learning Laravel: Overcoming Challenges (14:54) - The Future of the Math Quiz App: Expanding Features (20:28) - Reviving Old Projects (21:17) - The Pirate Dating Sim Game (24:23) - Challenges in Game Development (24:37) - Dynamic Problem Generation in Math App (28:06) - Grand Visions for the Math App (29:44) - Delights in Learning Laravel (32:01) - Graph Traversal Challenges (38:03) - Leveraging Math Knowledge in Development All things Leah:https://bsky.app/profile/leaht.codeshttps://youtube.com/@leahtcodeshttps://twitch.tv/leahtcodeshttps://x.com/leahtcodeshttps://sideprojectpodcast.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/sideprojectpodcast.com

Andy joins to chat about their LifeOS project, and they are ahead of most of us already: they have more than one user!For all things Andy: https://techenby.com/Follow Andy: https://bsky.app/profile/techenby.com

Chris Morrell hops on to chat about all things GraphQL, planning sprints with a custom Linear app, and why side projects are important.For all things Chris: cmorrell.com

First episode dropping 2024-11-19