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Killing Wave Vibe Coded First Person Shooter

Leave a Comment / Coding, Creative, Gaming / AJB / February 25, 2026 / Browser Games, Build In Public, Creative Coding, FPS, Game Development, Gaming, Indie Dev, OpenGL, software engineering, Startup Life, Vibe Coding, WebGL

Reading Time: 4 minutesI decided to run a small OpenGL game dev experiment and push it into the browser. The result is Killing Wave, a lightweight FPS that you can play in browser.

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Why “Smart” Code Can Be a Fool’s Errand: A Laravel Developer’s Guide

Leave a Comment / Coding / AJB / September 24, 2024 / best practices, code maintenance, code quality, custom code, developer efficiency, frameworks, laravel, maintainability, overengineering, performance issues, project success, readability, security risks, software engineering

Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the worst issues I encounter with software engineers is the insistence on writing custom code when using frameworks like Laravel. Often, developers aim to be “clever” or “smart,” but it frequently results in a broken solution. Please resist this practice. Here are 9 reasons why: 1. Reinventing the Wheel: Frameworks offer standardized workflows

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Software development just changed, and most teams are still acting like it did not.
Reading Time: 6 minutesIf you are still treating OpenCode, Claude Code, or Codex like a fancy autocomplete, you are leaving an order of magnitude on the table.
Killing Wave Vibe Coded First Person Shooter
Reading Time: 4 minutesI decided to run a small OpenGL game dev experiment and push it into the browser. The result is Killing Wave, a lightweight FPS that you can play in browser.
FW Framework: Building a High-Performance PHP Engine for Vibe Coding
Reading Time: 5 minutesA zero-dependency, fiber-aware PHP 8.4 framework built by a VP of Engineering for AI-driven development and 13k+ RPS performance
VibeUI: The Modern Vue 3 and Bootstrap 5 Component Library for AI Development
Reading Time: 4 minutesVibeUI is a lightweight, data-driven replacement for Bootstrap-Vue designed specifically for Vue 3 and AI-assisted development. Move from prototype to production faster by leveraging Bootstrap 5 utilities with a modern Composition API architecture.
Is AI Code Generation Worth It? The Real ROI After 6 Months in Production
Reading Time: 7 minutesWondering if AI code generation is worth it? After tracking multiple engineering teams for 6+ months, the data reveals a troubling pattern: initial 40% velocity gains crash to 50% below baseline by month six. Learn when AI coding tools provide real ROI and when they create expensive technical debt.