Notices by Markus Latvala (markuslatvala@mastodon.gamedev.place)

@djlink The whole package manager approach is so volatile. Not only are there connection risks, but also random breaking changes and even the possibility of stuff disappearing or an update introducing malware.

I’ve seen big projects set up their own package sources/cache servers just to have a bit more control over the madness. Any experienced developer will also use exact version numbers for the references to prevent bad surprises.

@sinbad @jonikorpi It's not the same skill because it's not even the same field. HCI is engineering, visual design is art.

Heck, even the car manufacturers have now taken the looks over usability route. I really hate those new VWs and whatnots with their haptic feedback buttons and poorly designed operating systems.

@sinbad @jonikorpi Maybe organizations have simply fired the actual UX designers because "anyone can do it".

@sinbad Steam's review system is definitely not helping. Thumbs up / down simply doesn't work if you have mixed feelings about the game.

Personally I'd prefer the three options Netflix uses: Loved it 👍👍 / Kinda liked it 👍 / Not my cup of tea 👎.

How much chiptunes would a chipmunk... tune...?

Thanks to super-secret government technology arpeggios no longer sound like nails on a chalkboard in AmigoTracker 1.21! I also managed to squeeze some extra performance out of the resampler, allowing a 2x output sample rate within tolerable loading times.

The song is 4mat's amazing "back again".

https://outgunned.itch.io/amigo-tracker

#playdate #modmusic #amiga #retrocomputing #chiptunes

@scribe You mean this?

My noisy Playdate side-project is now up for grabs!

Amigo Tracker: $4 + tax
https://outgunned.itch.io/amigo-tracker

Playdate MOD player Lua library: $15 + tax (one time purchase)
https://outgunned.itch.io/playdate-mod-player

#playdate #gamedev #indiedev #music #tracker