Dropping C++ from my custom game engine in favor of pure C, and the cross-platform bugs that surfaced when C++ features I didn't notice were being used.

Applying Scheme naming conventions (?, !, %, *) to a game engine's scripting API and how it improved code readability with minimal effort.

Getting a custom C game engine to build on Linux, Windows, and macOS with one Makefile — lessons from cross-platform debugging and using Msys2 on Windows.

Adding Chicken Scheme scripting to a C game engine — switching to a functional design, wiring up the FFI, and navigating garbage collector memory management.

Exploring Chibi-Scheme as a scripting layer for a custom C game engine, and why adding Lisp scripting means rethinking the object-oriented architecture.

A Unity editor script that plays an audible beep when script reloading finishes, so you can look away from the screen instead of watching the progress spinner.

How to open Unity script files in Emacs with correct line numbers using the OnOpenAssetAttribute callback and emacsclient.

A risk-adjusted estimation system that pairs time estimates with confidence levels to produce reliable schedules — used to ship Chef Wars on time.

Lessons from Chef Wars on premature optimization: why asking WHAT and HOW to optimize matters more than asking WHEN, after making both mistakes in production.

How keeping all Chef Wars game data in a single "Universe" spreadsheet made prototyping, iteration, and live patching faster across two years of development.