Making Minecraft's camera do what it was never designed to do

This is the story of how, over seven months, I built a cinematic camera system in Minecraft Java Edition, with full XYZ positioning, roll, pitch, yaw, and FOV control, all without client-side mods. Minecraft was never designed to expose this much camera control, so this project pushed the limits of what's possible - something that's never been done before.

3 weeks ago

PlayLegacy and Minecraft’s UI Problem

This is the story of how I recreated Minecraft’s classic console minigames in the modern game, fully without mods. The hardest part was not just rebuilding the games themselves, but recreating the console-style interface in a version of Minecraft where the server was never meant to control the player’s screen.

5 months ago

Making visual effects in Minecraft without mods

When trying to recreate a specific effect, I discovered a way to control visual shader effects on Minecraft clients from the server side using only resource packs and packets. It unlocked dynamic visuals in fully vanilla Minecraft. From camera shake to weather-driven effects, the possibilities are huge.

7 months ago

Stop using AI as a chatbot

How Rhythm, the smart calendar that schedules tasks for you, uses AI in a way that feels natural, and traditional code where it works better. Here's what building Rhythm taught me about modern product design.

8 months ago

Building a real-time portal on my wall

How I managed to build a real-time, 3D, convincing fake window that responds to how you move using a projector, head tracking, and Unreal Engine. It ended up teaching me far more about graphics, tracking, and perception than I expected.

8 months ago

How I built discord.jar, a library for the Discord API

This is the story of how I built discord.jar, a library for the Discord API. I wanted to create a library that was easy to use and had a great developer experience. In this post, I will share my process of building discord.jar and the lessons I learned along the way.

1 year ago

Inspiration, Design, and Implementation

I recently came across a beautiful UI feature that made me want to learn more: blending images with the background and the text. In this post I cover my process of inspiration, design, and implementation and how I approach build UIs that are both beautiful and functional.

1 year ago

The power of ChatGPT deep research and why I built an email-journaling app

In this post I cover the power of ChatGPT deep research and why I built a journaling app called Storied. I also cover the future of AI and how it will impact our lives, particularly in the realm of software engineering and SaaS.

1 year ago

Building the tech behind Candor Studios's Project Dawnstone

Working with Candor Studios to revolutionize the way we order services has been an incredible journey. Here's a look at the tech stack and details behind Project Dawnstone and how we made it all work.

1 year ago

Working with Candor Studios to revolutionize the way we order services

Over the last year, I've been working with Candor Studios to revolutionize the way we order services. This is a brief overview of the project and the impact it's projected to have on the industry.

1 year ago