I've published the source code to three programs I'm working on:
xkcd Client ("Read xkcd comics")
Piccolo ("A lightweight music player")
Stacker ("A stack-based calculator")
None of them are at a "fully usable" state, but the current version of xkcd Client is close; however, it's currently undergoing a rewrite from Python to Lua, which is not complete. Please wait until that is complete before using xkcd Client.
The start of this month was the review period for Luanti Game Jam 2025. To be on the safe side, I decided to not work on my entry, Thinking With Arrows, until the review period was over.
Playing through all of the entries was fun, and it was a nice break from the chaos of development.
Once the rating period was over, I started fixing a lot of the bugs that were discovered during rating, while also waiting for the results. I wasn't expecting much, but playing all the other entries, I thought I could have a decent shot at top three.
Imagine by surprise when I check the results and see this:
I somehow got third.
Getting third was incredibly validating for me. Despite everything, I still managed to make something myself that got a podium position in a competition.
I continued working on the game, but ultimately paused to work on other things. I still want to work on it, I just want to work on other things too.
Among slightly less triumphant news, I updated my Alpine configuration. I'm using Waybar now because Yambar is depreciated. Waybar is incredibly bloated, but it's not old, so there's that. This configuration is centred around the "Turquoise" wallpaper from dikasp. The nice part is I have the Niri focus ring as a gradient that matches the wallpaper, so where the wallpaper is one colour, the focus ring is too.
https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/dikasetyaprayogi
I finally upgraded my laptop to Fedora 43 using the DNF System Upgrade Plugin. It went great; I'm typing out this summary on that laptop.
I ended up getting a bit burned out with Advent of Code, and stopped on day 5. For some reason, it just stopped being fun. Maybe it's because me doing Advent of Code isn't helping anyone out. Before, I was using it to improve my Python skills, but not that I am quite experienced with both Python and Lua, it feels a bit pointless.
Lastly, I'm going to start another project. It's my most ambitious one yet. It will be a collection manager application. I've been doing some starting research, but I will truly start next year (i.e. tomorrow). Let's hope it goes well.
See you next time!