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Achievement: YOLOAchievement: Arctic Code Vault ContributorAchievement: Public SponsorAchievement: Pull Sharkx4Achievement: Starstruck

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About

I build tools, systems, and maintainable foundations — now focused on C++ tooling, editors, and game development pipelines.

  • Tech Lead with 30+ years experience across production systems and architecture
  • Background in building production systems and long-lived architectures
  • Creator of Costs to Expect (production SaaS ecosystem)

Key Projects

  • Costs to Expect → Production SaaS ecosystem with real users, long-term evolution, and multiple applications (Budget Pro / Budget)
  • Prune → C++ editor/tooling foundation focused on clarity and explicit architecture
  • Godot 2D Platformer Starter → State-driven 2D platformer starter with clean gameplay architecture

Focus Areas

  • Tooling and editor UX
  • Data pipelines and transformation systems
  • Game dev foundations (2D, systems-first)

Currently Building

  • Prune → expanding editor workflow, iteration loop, and UI tooling
  • Data pipeline tool → experimental system for building and running data transformationsm

📫 How to reach me: My email is on my profile

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  1. Prune Prune Public

    Experimental C++23 2D game/editor where gameplay and editing coexist in real time.

    C++ 2 1

  2. costs-to-expect/api costs-to-expect/api Public

    The open RESTful API for the Costs to Expect service.

    PHP 9 1

  3. costs-to-expect/budget costs-to-expect/budget Public

    Budget planner via the Costs to Expect API

    Blade 1 1

  4. godot-platformer godot-platformer Public template

    Godot Platformer starter - A work-in-progress platformer starter project for Godot 4.4+, built as both a testbed for learning the engine and a solid foundation for future projects

    GDScript 5 1

  5. php-quill-renderer php-quill-renderer Public archive

    Render quill insert deltas to HTML, Markdown and GitHub flavoured Markdown (150k installs on Packagist)

    PHP 116 24

  6. gm-platformer gm-platformer Public template

    Platformer starter project for Game Maker Studio

    Game Maker Language 5 1