volatilehttps://volatile.exampleAn independent software engineering blog about systems, security, compilers and the projects in between, with practical deep dives and working code.en Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:04:00 GMT Idlescape: the game I am building right nowhttps://volatile.example/articles/idlescapehttps://volatile.example/articles/idlescapeMon, 02 Nov 2026 12:04:00 GMTMy main project at the moment: a big, lore-driven idle game inspired by RuneScape, with dungeon crawling, lots of skills and monsters I modelled myself.projects My Labubu - Care & Play: a game for Androidhttps://volatile.example/articles/my-labubu-care-and-playhttps://volatile.example/articles/my-labubu-care-and-playMon, 02 Nov 2026 12:03:00 GMTA multi-game, tamagotchi and Pou inspired Labubu care-and-play game for Android. Version 2.0 just shipped, adding the care side that ties every mode together.projects Ninja Trials: a game for a dojo that closedhttps://volatile.example/articles/ninja-trialshttps://volatile.example/articles/ninja-trialsMon, 02 Nov 2026 12:02:00 GMTA board game inspired by Club Penguin's Fire Dojo. I wanted to play it again, but Club Penguin closed years ago, so I made my own.projects Meal Planner: one place to plan our weekhttps://volatile.example/articles/meal-plannerhttps://volatile.example/articles/meal-plannerMon, 02 Nov 2026 12:01:00 GMTA meal planner I made so my girlfriend and I could plan our meals in one place, with Firebase and Google sign-in keeping our food in sync.projects Bringing Warrior Epic back from the dead, one packet at a timehttps://volatile.example/articles/bringing-warrior-epic-back-from-the-deadhttps://volatile.example/articles/bringing-warrior-epic-back-from-the-deadFri, 30 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMTWarrior Epic's servers went dark around 2010. These are my running notes on building a local server so the original client can be played again, offline.lab A borrowed masthead, three dead names and a move to Nuxthttps://volatile.example/articles/a-borrowed-masthead-three-dead-names-and-a-move-to-nuxthttps://volatile.example/articles/a-borrowed-masthead-three-dead-names-and-a-move-to-nuxtFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow this blog was built: a design inspired by The Verge, the names it nearly had, and why it moved from Vue to Nuxt before launch.projects The same game, twelve years aparthttps://volatile.example/articles/the-same-pokemon-game-twelve-years-aparthttps://volatile.example/articles/the-same-pokemon-game-twelve-years-apartTue, 23 Jun 2026 16:51:00 GMTI rebuilt my high school Pokémon browser game in Vue, with multiplayer, chat and PVP, and still no game engine. Here is what twelve years changed.projects Scary: two projects built by prompting Gemini 3 Prohttps://volatile.example/articles/two-projects-built-by-prompting-gemini-3-prohttps://volatile.example/articles/two-projects-built-by-prompting-gemini-3-proTue, 25 Nov 2025 08:20:00 GMTI tried Gemini 3 Pro on a real web app and a Three.js game. It handled migrations and backends, right up until old bugs started coming back.lab Bubble TD: one more game jamhttps://volatile.example/articles/bubble-td-one-more-game-jamhttps://volatile.example/articles/bubble-td-one-more-game-jamMon, 27 Jan 2025 16:40:00 GMTWhat we made for Global Game Jam 2025. It runs in the browser, the code is open source, and it will definitely have bugs.misc Talking time and space complexity at dxTechTalkhttps://volatile.example/articles/time-and-space-complexity-at-dxtechtalkhttps://volatile.example/articles/time-and-space-complexity-at-dxtechtalkMon, 23 Sep 2024 16:21:00 GMTOn October 17 I will be at the Devexperts Porto office, talking about optimizing code with time and space complexity analysis.misc A home security system you actually ownhttps://volatile.example/articles/diy-home-security-raspberry-pi-motioneyehttps://volatile.example/articles/diy-home-security-raspberry-pi-motioneyeTue, 12 Mar 2024 14:05:00 GMTHow to build a private home security system with a Raspberry Pi and MotionEye: the hardware, the setup, and the settings that matter most.lab