Sure, the pixelated look is “simplistic” but I don’t feel it detracts from the gameplay. It’s deep, your choices are interesting and significant, and it’s oh so addicting. And most importantly, it’s fun! I recommend it to friends and they think it’s fun.

Balatro has received universal acclaim from game critics,[2][3] selling more than 5 million copies by January 2025.[4] Along with several other awards and nominations, Balatro was named Game of the Year at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards and nominated for the top prize at The Game Awards 2024, the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and the 21st British Academy Games Awards.

From Wikipedia

Balatro is well done

I write my code for future maintainers. I optimize for clarity, testability, and readability.

I’ve become a huge fan of dependency injection. That does not mean I like DI frameworks (Guice). I tend to do it manually with regular code.

When I maintain code and I sit there wondering what it actually does, I write a unit test for it right then and there

And so on

On the web client, if you go to Trending, you will see “hot” posts (I have no idea how they’re ranked) by folks you’re not following. The official Android client has this too. It’s where I spend most of my Mastodon time.

Please tell us your birthday

And I still don’t know about the quality of its trackpad or speakers.

I have a Framework 13 and I’m pretty thrilled with it. I’m happy with the trackpad and the speakers. It wouldn’t surprise me if a modern MacBook’s are better but I’m satisfied just the same.

I did mine in plain old HTML. No JavaScript.

Best show on television

Honestly, why? The ecosystem is rich and developed. Libraries for everything. Great documentation. Fantastic tooling. What am I missing out on?

I love Java and it remains my programming language of choice

A’ight

We are particles governed by physical laws, so no

A good, fresh salsa verde

TIL about Discuit

Alcohol. After smoking and obesity it’s the third highest preventable cause of cancer. I have every reason to live a long and healthy life. Why jeopardize that?

Your pain is valid and I’m sorry you’re feeling it

Damn I wish my company offered remote work again. I’d take it in a heartbeat.

Speed force

Muth

👍

I love Java and use it for hobby projects